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# Smoking at Ercan International Airport – ECN

Yes, you can smoke at **Ercan International Airport (ECN)** — outside the terminal building, landside, where Northern Cyprus’s tobacco control law permits smoking in the open air.

Ercan is Northern Cyprus’s main airport, a single terminal near Nicosia that opened in its current form on 20 July 2023\.

## Smoking Landside (Before Security \& Arrivals)

Outside the terminal building, landside, is where Northern Cyprus’s tobacco control law permits smoking in the open air — before check-in and after you land and collect your bags. The general concourse, check-in hall and gate areas are smoke-free throughout, under Northern Cyprus’s Law No. 44/2008 for Protection from the Harms of Tobacco Products, which bans smoking in enclosed public spaces.

## After Security — No Confirmed Facility

Ercan’s own passenger and visitor guide lists its terminal services in detail — prayer rooms, fast-track lanes, baggage wrapping, meeting points — with no smoking area among them. Smoke at the landside outdoor areas before you clear security if you want certainty.

## Vaping

The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes; the open-air landside option applies.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor terminal (general) | No | Departures and arrivals halls are smoke-free throughout |
| After security / airside | Not listed | The airport’s own passenger guide names no smoking facility |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Outside the terminal, where Northern Cyprus law permits open-air smoking |
| Vaping | Same outdoor area as smoking | No separate rule published |

Larnaca (LCA), in the Republic of Cyprus, keeps [a ventilated smoking room airside past passport control](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/cyprus/lca-smoking-at-larnaca-airport/), the easiest island layover for smokers; [Paphos (PFO) has a landside-only outdoor option, matching Ercan](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/cyprus/pfo-smoking-at-paphos-airport/).

For Cyprus’s airport smoking rules and every other Cyprus airport, see our [Cyprus airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/cyprus/).

## Useful Links

[Ercan Airport – Official Site](https://www.ercanhavalimani.aero/en)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Ercan Airport (ECN)?

Yes — outside the terminal building, landside, where Northern Cyprus’s tobacco control law permits smoking in the open air. The terminal interior is smoke-free throughout.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Ercan Airport?

Ercan’s own passenger and visitor guide does not list a smoking facility among its after-security services, and the terminal interior is smoke-free throughout the departures area. Smoke at the landside outdoor areas before you clear security for certainty.

### Where can I smoke at Ercan Airport?

Outside the terminal building, landside — used before check-in and after you land and collect your bags. The general concourse, check-in hall and gate areas are smoke-free.

### Can I smoke inside the terminal building at Ercan Airport?

The terminal interior is smoke-free throughout, under Northern Cyprus’s Law No. 44/2008 for Protection from the Harms of Tobacco Products. Smoking is confined to the outdoor areas outside the building, landside.

### Can you vape at Ercan Airport?

Yes — outside the terminal, landside, alongside cigarette smoking. The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes; the open-air landside option applies.

### How does Ercan Airport compare to Larnaca and Paphos for smokers?

Larnaca (LCA), in the Republic of Cyprus, keeps a ventilated smoking room airside past passport control — the easiest island layover for smokers. Paphos (PFO), also in the Republic of Cyprus, has a landside-only outdoor option and no listed airside facility, matching Ercan.