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, 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
Travellers described an outdoor terrace attached to an airside café called the Beer Garden, past passport control, where they smoked — first in 2017, then in 2022 and April 2023. Paphos’s own channels do not list a smoking facility among the airport’s services. Smoke at the landside outdoor areas before you clear security, and ask staff on the day whether the terrace is open.
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 | Not listed | Travellers described a Beer Garden terrace through April 2023; ask staff |
| 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 an 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.