No, you cannot smoke inside Kotoka International Airport (ACC). There is no indoor or airside smoking in Terminal 3 — to light up you need to step outside and smoke outdoors landside, before you pass through security.
Kotoka is Ghana’s main international gateway, serving the capital, Accra. Terminal 3 handles all international flights and is a modern, fully air-conditioned, smoke-free building, so plan your last cigarette around the outdoor landside area before check-in and security.
Where to Smoke
Smoking at Kotoka is outdoors only and landside — outside the terminal building, before security. There is no officially marked smoking spot, so use the open-air areas near the terminal entrance, standing away from doorways, walkways, and crowds.
There is no indoor airside smoking room. The airside lounges (Sanbra, Adinkra, and others) are non-smoking. Ghana’s Public Health Act permits designated indoor smoking areas, but Kotoka T3 does not operate one. That means transit and departing passengers must smoke before clearing security — once you are airside, there is nowhere to smoke until you reach your destination.
Vaping
Ghana’s tobacco law does not specifically regulate e-cigarettes. In practice, treat vaping the same as smoking: use it outdoors, not inside the terminal. Vaping discreetly outside the building, away from entrances, is the safe approach.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor (terminal) | No | Terminal 3 is smoke-free |
| After security / airside | No | Lounges (Sanbra, Adinkra, etc.) are non-smoking |
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Outside the terminal, before security |
For Ghana’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Ghana airport guide.