--- title: "Ecuador Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoking at Ecuador's airports is outdoors and landside at Quito, Guayaquil and Galápagos; a paid GPS VIP lounge separately has its own smoking area." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # Ecuador Airport Smoking Areas Smoking at Ecuador’s airports is outdoors and landside, outside the terminal. Quito (UIO) and Guayaquil (GYE) have no indoor smoking, and neither airport lists an airside option. The Galápagos gateway, Baltra (GPS), follows the same open-air landside default, and separately has a paid VIP lounge with its own smoking area. ## Ecuador Airports Compared: Before and After Security Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details. | Airport | Before security | After security | | --- | --- | --- | | [Galapagos (Baltra) (GPS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/gps-smoking-at-galapagos-baltra-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Guayaquil (GYE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/gye-smoking-at-guayaquil-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Quito (UIO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/uio-smoking-at-quito-airport/) | Yes | – | Quito (UIO) and Guayaquil (GYE) are Ecuador’s two main international gateways; Baltra (GPS) is the principal air gateway to the Galápagos Islands. ## How Ecuadorian Airport Smoking Works Ecuador’s tobacco law bans indoor smoking in public places, with no airport exemption: - **No indoor smoking** at any of Ecuador’s main airports - **No airside smoking is listed** at Quito or Guayaquil; Galápagos (GPS) has a paid Departure VIP Lounge with its own smoking area, whose position relative to security is not published - Smoking is otherwise only at **outdoor areas** outside the terminal, landside - Ecuador’s base tobacco law does not name **e-cigarettes**; none of the airports publishes a separate vaping rule - Connecting passengers at Quito or Guayaquil must clear immigration and exit to smoke, then re-clear security ## The Main Gateways **[Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/uio-smoking-at-quito-airport/).** Quito’s airport (opened 2013), one of Ecuador’s two main gateways. The official site lists no smoking facility — there is no indoor room, and no airside terrace is listed. Smoking is outdoors landside. **[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/gye-smoking-at-guayaquil-airport/).** Guayaquil’s airport has the same outdoor-only pattern. Smoking is landside around the terminal frontage before security; there is no indoor room, and no airside terrace is listed. **[Seymour Airport (GPS), Baltra](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/ecuador/gps-smoking-at-galapagos-baltra-airport/).** The Galápagos Islands’ main airport, on Baltra Island, with flights only from Quito and Guayaquil. The general terminal and gates are smoke-free like everywhere else in Ecuador; a paid Departure VIP Lounge has its own smoking area; whether the lounge sits before or after security is not published. ## Tips for Smokers at Ecuadorian Airports - Quito and Guayaquil list no airside smoking — plan to smoke before security or accept a no-smoking layover - The smoking areas are outdoors, outside the terminal building, landside - At Galápagos (GPS), a paid VIP lounge separately has its own smoking area, in addition to the open-air landside option - No airport publishes a separate vaping rule — use the same outdoor areas as cigarettes ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Quito Airport (UIO)? Yes — outdoors only, at the outdoor areas outside the terminal, landside before security, at Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Ecuador’s tobacco law bans indoor smoking in public places, so there is no airside or indoor smoking. ### Is there smoking after security at Quito Airport? Quito’s airside gates are smoke-free — the airport lists no airside smoking room or terrace. Use the outdoor areas outside the terminal before security; connecting passengers must clear immigration and exit to smoke, then re-clear security. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Ecuadorian airports? Yes — at the same outdoor areas as cigarettes, outside the terminal. Ecuador’s base tobacco law does not name e-cigarettes, and none of the country’s airports publishes a separate vaping rule. ### Where can I smoke at Quito Airport? At the open-air areas outside the terminal building, landside before security. There is no indoor or after-security smoking option. ### Why is there no airside smoking at Quito Airport? Ecuador’s Organic Law for the Regulation and Control of Tobacco bans smoking in all indoor public places with no airport exemption, so the airport cannot provide an indoor or airside smoking room. ### Can you smoke at Galápagos Baltra Airport (GPS)? Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal, landside, is permitted, and GPS publishes no designated area. A paid Departure VIP Lounge also has its own smoking area; its position relative to security is not published.