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# Smoking at Gregorio Luperón International Airport – POP

Yes, you can smoke at **Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP)** — outdoors, landside, away from the terminal building. Dominican Republic law (Ley 48-00) bans smoking only inside enclosed public and private spaces and requires those institutions to set aside a place for smokers, so a landside outdoor spot exists; the airport’s own site just doesn’t mark one on a map.

Puerto Plata’s airport serves the resort towns of the Dominican Republic’s north coast — Puerto Plata itself, Sosúa and Cabarete — handling around 850,000 passengers a year through a single terminal. Unlike [Santo Domingo’s Las Américas Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dominican-republic/sdq-smoking-at-santo-domingo-airport/), which keeps enclosed indoor smoking rooms, Puerto Plata publishes none.

## Before Security, Landside

Smoking happens outdoors, clear of the terminal doors. No marked or designated spot is published on the airport’s own site, so look for signage near the entrance or ask ground staff. The landside **Larimar Lounge**, on Level 1 of the arrivals area before passport control, is a paid facility that publishes no smoking area, so don’t count on one — ask lounge staff before you pay for entry.

## After Security

The airside **Sala Ambar** departure lounge, reached after passport control and security, is unambiguous: its stated conditions read “no smoking (including vaping).” No other smoking facility is published for the airside concourse, so a departing passenger who has already cleared the checkpoint has no on-site option — smoke landside beforehand instead.

## Vaping

Dominican Republic law does not clearly regulate e-cigarettes, and POP publishes no separate vaping policy for the general terminal. The one clear rule is Sala Ambar’s own no-vaping condition. Elsewhere, treat vaping like smoking and use the outdoor landside area; carry devices and spare batteries in your hand luggage, never in checked bags.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outdoor, landside | Yes | No marked spot published; ask staff or check entrance signage |
| Larimar Lounge (landside, arrivals) | None published | Ask lounge staff before paying for entry |
| Sala Ambar lounge (airside) | No | Lounge conditions state no smoking, including vaping |
| Airside departure concourse | No | No smoking facility published after security |
| Vaping | Yes, landside outdoor only | No published rule outside Sala Ambar’s no-vaping condition |

For the Dominican Republic’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Dominican Republic airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dominican-republic/).

## Useful Links

[Gregorio Luperón International Airport (official)](https://aeropuertopuertoplata.com/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP)?

Yes — outdoors, landside, away from the terminal building. Dominican Republic law bans smoking indoors and requires the airport to set aside a place for smokers; POP’s own site does not publish an exact spot, so check with airport staff on arrival.

### Can I smoke after security at Puerto Plata Airport?

The airside Sala Ambar departure lounge states its policy as no smoking, including vaping, and no other airside smoking facility is published. Plan your last cigarette for before you clear the checkpoint.

### Is there a smoking area in the airport lounges at POP?

The landside Larimar Lounge publishes no smoking area, so ask lounge staff before counting on one. The airside Sala Ambar lounge is unambiguously no-smoking.

### Where can I smoke before security at Puerto Plata Airport?

Outdoors, landside, clear of the terminal doors. No marked or designated spot is published, so ask ground staff or check for signage near the entrance.

### Can you vape at Gregorio Luperón International Airport?

Dominican Republic law does not clearly regulate e-cigarettes. The Sala Ambar departure lounge explicitly excludes vaping; outside that, treat it like smoking and use the outdoor landside area, keeping devices and spare batteries in your hand luggage.

### How busy is Puerto Plata Airport?

POP handles around 850,000 passengers a year, making it the Dominican Republic’s fourth-busiest airport and the gateway to the north-coast resorts around Puerto Plata, Sosúa and Cabarete.