--- title: "Smoking at N'djili International Airport – FIH" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dr-congo/fih-smoking-at-kinshasa-ndjili-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Open-air smoking outside the terminal at Kinshasa's N'djili Airport (FIH), landside, is permitted; no smoking facility after security is confirmed." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at N'djili International Airport – FIH Yes, open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted at N’djili International Airport (FIH); the airport publishes no designated area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed. FIH is the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main international gateway, serving the capital, Kinshasa. ## Landside — Outside the Terminal Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted before check-in and security, under DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035, which bans smoking in enclosed public places, workplaces and public transport. The airport has not published a designated or marked spot, so use the open forecourt clear of the doors and the drop-off lanes. ## After Security — Airside RVA’s own services page for N’djili lists welcome desks, currency exchange, Wi-Fi, a post office and the Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges among its passenger amenities, without naming a smoking room among them, so no smoking facility after security is confirmed. The listing does not rule out a facility elsewhere in the terminal; it simply names none. ## Vaping RVA’s own services listing for N’djili does not mention a vaping policy; the same open-air landside option used for smoking applies to a vape. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Landside, outside the terminal | Permitted | Open-air, before check-in and security; RVA has not published a designated spot | | After security / airside | Not confirmed | RVA’s own services listing (Salon Okapi, Salon VIP) names no smoking facility | | Indoor terminal | Not confirmed | No source describes an indoor smoking room; indoor public places fall under Law No. 18/035 | | Vaping | Not mentioned in RVA’s listing | Falls into the same landside-only option as smoking | For DR Congo airport smoking rules and other Congolese travel info, see our [DR Congo airport smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dr-congo/). ## Useful Links [N’djili International Airport (official)](http://www.aeroport-kinshasa.com/en/index_en.php) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Are there smoking areas at N'djili International Airport (FIH)? Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted. The airport publishes no designated smoking area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Kinshasa Airport? RVA’s own services listing for N’djili names the Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges without describing either as a smoking facility. Plan to smoke landside before you clear security; no smoking facility after security is confirmed at FIH. ### Where can I smoke at Kinshasa N'djili Airport? Outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in and security. The airport has not published a designated or marked spot. ### Can you smoke inside the terminal at N'djili Airport? DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035 bans smoking in indoor public places, and no indoor smoking facility is confirmed inside the terminal at FIH, including the Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges; smoke outside, landside, before security. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Kinshasa Airport? RVA has not published a rule for e-cigarettes specific to FIH; vaping is best treated the same as smoking, in the open air outside the terminal, landside. ### Does DR Congo allow airport smoking rooms? DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035 bans smoking in enclosed public places, workplaces and public transport, and no designated indoor smoking room is confirmed at N’djili, so open-air smoking outside the building is the option available.