Airport Smoking Zones exists to answer one question accurately: where can you smoke at this airport, right now, under the current rules? Smoking facilities change — rooms close, outdoor zones move, laws are amended — so the value of this site rests entirely on whether our information is correct and current. This page explains exactly how we research, verify, and maintain it.
How we research and verify every page
Each airport page is built and maintained from three sources, cross-checked against one another:
- Official airport sources. Terminal maps, airport-authority statements, and the smoking policies airports publish themselves. These establish the baseline — which terminals, which gates, what the airport officially permits.
- First-hand traveller reports and photos. Travellers submit what they actually found, with photos, through the Contribute form on every airport page. On-the-ground evidence is the strongest signal we have, because it catches changes before official maps are updated.
- Our dated review trail since 2017. We have tracked airport smoking facilities for years. That history lets us see when a room opened or closed and weight the newest evidence accordingly.
When these sources disagree, we favour the most recent first-hand evidence, and where something genuinely cannot be confirmed, we say so plainly rather than guess.
What the “Verified” badge means
Every airport page carries a ✓ Verified [month] badge. It shows the month we last reviewed that specific page against the sources above and updated it if anything had changed.
To be precise about what it does and doesn’t claim:
- It means: we reviewed this page recently, checked it against current sources, and corrected anything that had changed.
- It does not mean: a smoking area is guaranteed open at this exact minute. Airports change facilities with little notice. The badge tells you how fresh our review is, so you can judge how much to rely on it — not that we have a live camera in the terminal.
We deliberately use “Verified” rather than “Confirmed open” because the honest claim is about our review process, not a real-time guarantee. We re-review pages on a rolling basis, and immediately whenever a traveller reports a change.
Reporting a correction
If a smoking area has closed, moved, or a page is wrong, please tell us:
- Use the Contribute form on any airport page, or our Contact page.
- Include the airport, what changed, and — if you can — the date you were there or a photo.
We treat first-hand traveller reports as a priority and update the page, usually within a few days. Corrections refresh the page’s Verified date.
Who is responsible
This site is written and edited by Abhi, an air-travel writer, with information contributed and verified by travellers worldwide. Editorial decisions, accuracy, and corrections are his responsibility.
Independence and scope
Airport Smoking Zones is an independent, traveller-focused guide. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any airport, airline, or tobacco company, and we do not sell tobacco products. Our content is navigational and factual — we document where smoking is permitted and the rules that apply, so travellers can plan. We cite official sources on every page and link to them in the “Useful Links” section.