Yes, you can smoke at Paphos International Airport (PFO) — outside the terminal, landside, where Cyprus law permits smoking in the open air.
Paphos is Cyprus’s second airport, on the island’s southwest coast, operated by Hermes Airports.
Smoking Landside (Before Security & Arrivals)
Outside the terminal building, landside — the confirmed smoking option, used before check-in and after you land and collect your bags. The general concourse, check-in hall and gate areas are smoke-free throughout, in line with Cyprus’s smoking law.
After Security — Unconfirmed
Travellers have described an outdoor terrace attached to an airside café called the Beer Garden, past passport control, where smoking was reported possible — in accounts dating from an initial 2017 report through further mentions in 2022 and April 2023. There is no independently confirmed report from 2024 or later, and Paphos’s own official channels do not list a smoking facility among the airport’s services, so treat an airside smoking spot as unverified. Smoke at the landside outdoor areas before you clear security if you want certainty.
Vaping
Cyprus law treats e-cigarette use the same as smoking, so vaping at Paphos belongs outside the terminal, landside, not in the open terminal.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal (general) | No | Check-in, gates and cafés are smoke-free |
| After security / airside | Unconfirmed | Travellers have described a Beer Garden terrace; no official listing or 2024+ confirmation |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Outside the terminal, where Cyprus law permits open-air smoking |
| Vaping | Same outdoor area as smoking | Treated like tobacco under Cypriot law |
For a Cyprus layover with a confirmed airside option, Larnaca Airport (LCA) keeps a ventilated smoking room past passport control.
For Cyprus’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Cyprus airport guide.