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# DR Congo Airport Smoking Areas

Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted at Kinshasa’s N’djili International Airport, before check-in and security. DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035 bans smoking in enclosed public places, workplaces and public transport, and RVA lists no designated indoor or airside smoking room at N’djili’s terminal, so the open air outside the building is the option available.

For international travel through DR Congo, Kinshasa (FIH) is the airport that matters, as the country’s main international gateway.

## How Congolese Airport Smoking Works

DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035 (2018), reinforced by a 2022 implementing order, bans smoking in all indoor public places, workplaces and public transport:

- Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, **landside**, is permitted before security
- **No designated smoking area** is published by the airport, including after security
- **E-cigarettes**: RVA publishes no separate rule; expect the same landside-only pattern as smoking

## N’djili International Airport (FIH)

[Smoking at N’djili International Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dr-congo/fih-smoking-at-kinshasa-ndjili-airport/) is open-air only, landside, outside the terminal before security. RVA (Régie des Voies Aériennes) operates the airport; its own services listing names the Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges without describing either as a smoking facility, and RVA lists no smoking room after security.

## Tips for Smokers at Congolese Airports

- RVA does not list an airside or indoor smoking facility at Kinshasa — plan to smoke landside before security
- The Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges are not listed as smoking facilities in RVA’s own services page
- No designated or marked outdoor spot is published — use the open forecourt clear of the doors
- Vaping follows the same landside-only pattern as smoking; RVA publishes no separate vaping rule

## DR Congo Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor \& After Security

| Airport | After security | Indoor room | Outdoor area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [N'djili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/dr-congo/fih-smoking-at-kinshasa-ndjili-airport/) | – | – | Yes |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Kinshasa N'djili Airport (FIH)?

Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted. The airport publishes no designated smoking area.

### Is there smoking after security at Kinshasa Airport?

RVA’s own services listing names the Salon Okapi and Salon VIP lounges without describing either as a smoking facility, so plan to smoke landside before you clear security — RVA lists no smoking facility after security at FIH.

### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at DR Congo airports?

Yes — treat vaping the same as smoking and use the open air outside the terminal, landside; RVA publishes no separate vaping rule for Kinshasa.

### Where can I smoke at N'djili Airport?

Outside the terminal building, landside, before security. There is no marked spot, and RVA lists no facility after security.

### What is DR Congo's airport smoking law?

DR Congo’s Law No. 18/035 bans smoking in all enclosed public places, workplaces and public transport, so open-air smoking outside the terminal, landside, is the option available; RVA lists no designated indoor or airside smoking room at N’djili.