Smoking at Curaçao International Airport – CUR

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Yes, you can smoke at Curaçao International Airport (CUR) — in the open air outside the terminal building, before you check in or clear security. The terminal interior is smoke-free under Curaçao’s tobacco ordinance.

Curaçao International Airport, near Willemstad, is the only airport on the island.

Where to Smoke: Outside the Terminal

Curaçao’s Tobacco Use Restriction Ordinance (P.B. 1996, no. 55, as amended) restricts smoking in enclosed public and commercial places, and the airport terminal is treated as one of those spaces. Open-air smoking outside the terminal building is therefore permitted; no designated or signed smoking area is currently confirmed. Plan your last cigarette before you enter for check-in or head into the security line, since the terminal itself is smoke-free throughout.

After Security

The departure gate area is inside the enclosed terminal building and is covered by the same smoke-free rule, so there is no smoking area past security. Passengers with a layover at CUR who want to smoke would need to exit back through immigration to the outside of the terminal and re-clear security for their onward flight, realistic only on a longer connection.

Vaping

The airport does not publish a separate rule for e-cigarettes. As of December 2024, Curaçao’s tobacco ordinance did not extend the indoor smoking ban to vaping, and a legislative proposal to bring e-cigarettes under the same restrictions as tobacco was before parliament at that date. In the meantime, treat vaping the same as smoking and use the open-air area outside the terminal.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Indoor terminalNoEnclosed public place under Curaçao’s tobacco ordinance
After security / airsideNoDeparture gates are inside the enclosed terminal
Outdoor (open air)YesOutside the terminal building; no designated or signed spot confirmed
VapingNot regulated indoors as of Dec 2024No official airport rule; open-air area outside the terminal

For Curaçao’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Curaçao airport guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Curaçao International Airport (CUR)?

Yes — in the open air outside the terminal building. Curaçao’s 1996 Tobacco Use Restriction Ordinance restricts smoking in enclosed public places, and the airport terminal falls under that rule; open-air smoking outside the building is permitted, and no designated area is currently confirmed.

Is there a smoking area after security at Curaçao Airport?

The terminal, including the departure gate area, is enclosed and covered by the ordinance’s smoke-free rule for public places, so there is no smoking area past security. Smoke outside the building before you go through, since there is no way back outside once you are airside.

Where can I smoke at Curaçao Airport?

In the open air outside the terminal building, before check-in or security. No designated or signed smoking spot is officially confirmed, so open-air smoking outside the terminal is the available option.

Can you vape at Curaçao International Airport?

Yes — Curaçao’s current tobacco ordinance (P.B. 1996, no. 55, as amended) did not extend the indoor smoking ban to vaping as of December 2024, and the airport publishes no separate rule of its own. A 2024 legislative proposal to bring e-cigarettes under the same restrictions as tobacco was before parliament as of that date; use the open-air area outside the terminal, the same as cigarettes.

What is Curaçao's airport smoking law?

Curaçao’s Tobacco Use Restriction Ordinance (P.B. 1996, no. 55, as amended) restricts smoking in enclosed public and commercial places. Airport terminals fall under that rule, so smoking moves outside the building into the open air.

Can you smoke inside the terminal at Curaçao Airport?

The terminal building, including the departure gate area, is an enclosed public place covered by Curaçao’s Tobacco Use Restriction Ordinance, so smoking is not permitted anywhere inside. Step outside the building for the open-air option before you check in or clear security.