Yes, you can smoke at Nadi International Airport (NAN) — at the designated outdoor smoking areas outside the terminal building, on both the arrivals and departures levels landside. The terminal interior and the international departure lounge are smoke-free.
Nadi is Fiji’s main international gateway and the hub of Fiji Airways, which makes it the busiest passenger airport in the South Pacific and a key connecting point for long-haul travel across the region.
Outdoor Smoking Areas (Landside)
Smoking at Nadi is handled entirely outdoors, landside. Designated smoking areas sit outside the terminal building and are marked with signage on both the arrivals level and the departures level, so you can step out for a cigarette whether you have just landed or are on your way in to check in. The areas are open-air and simple — expect little in the way of seating or shelter — so allow a few extra minutes if the weather is poor. Because everything is landside, plan your smoke break before you check in and clear security.
Airside and the Departure Lounge
Once you pass immigration and enter the international departure lounge, there are no smoking facilities, and you cannot leave the secure zone and re-enter. Nadi previously had an enclosed airside smoking room — reported near the prayer room and the Fiji Airways Premier Lounge — that was removed during the terminal’s renovation and upgrade works. Treat the departure lounge as fully smoke-free and take your last cigarette at the outdoor areas before you go through security.
Connecting through Nadi? If you have a layover on Fiji Airways, you will need to clear immigration into Fiji, smoke at the outdoor areas outside the terminal, and then pass back through security and immigration for your onward flight. Build that into your connection time so you are not rushing the gate.
Vaping
Fiji treats e-cigarettes the same as tobacco under the Tobacco Control Act 2015, so vaping is prohibited anywhere smoking is prohibited. Use e-cigarettes only at the outdoor smoking areas, not inside the terminal or the departure lounge. Fiji also restricts the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping supplies, so bring what you need with you rather than expecting to buy it at the airport.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor – departures level (landside) | Yes | Designated marked area outside the terminal, before check-in |
| Outdoor – arrivals level (landside) | Yes | Designated marked area outside the terminal on arrival |
| International departure lounge (airside) | No | Smoke-free; no facilities and no re-entry once through security |
| Vaping | Outdoor areas only | Treated as smoking; not permitted inside the terminal |
For Fiji’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Fiji airport guide.