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Smoking at Santorini Airport (Thira) – JTR

JTR ✓ Verified Aug 2026
By , Author, Air Travel Writer · Updated

Yes, you can smoke at Santorini Airport (JTR) — outside the terminal building, landside, before security. The island’s single terminal was rebuilt and enlarged in a 2021 renovation, and every sanctioned place to smoke is outside the building.

Before Security (Landside)

All smoking at JTR happens outdoors, before you reach security. Travellers on Tripadvisor and other 2024–2025 airport-facility reviews consistently describe one designated outdoor smoking area outside the terminal, with no indoor room and no confirmed airside facility. Cigarettes and vapes are handled the same way at this outdoor spot.

After Security (Airside)

Once you clear security and passport control at JTR there is no confirmed smoking area — the departure lounge and gates are smoke-free. Older, pre-2021 airport guides describe a rooftop terrace that allowed smoking after security; a 2023 traveller report says it had already closed, and current reviews do not mention any airside smoking facility.

A connecting passenger who wants to smoke has to leave the terminal completely, smoke outdoors, landside, and then re-clear security to reach the onward flight.

Vaping

Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes, so vaping at JTR follows the same rule as cigarettes — allowed only at the outdoor area outside the terminal, with the indoor building and every gate vape-free.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Outdoor area outside the terminalYesLandside, before security
Check-in / security / departure loungeSmoke-freeIndoor, no smoking anywhere inside
Gates (airside)Smoke-freeAfter security, no confirmed smoking facility
VapingSame as smokingOutdoor area only, before security

Flying via Athens instead? The indoor smoking lounges airside at Athens Airport (ATH) are the exception among Greek airports, unlike the landside-only islands — see our guide to smoking during layovers for the general rules on re-clearing security when you connect.

For Greece airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general information, see our Greece smoking guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Santorini Airport?

Yes — outside the terminal building, landside. The single terminal, rebuilt and enlarged in a 2021 renovation, is smoke-free throughout, from check-in to the gates.

Is there a smoking area after security at Santorini Airport?

Santorini Airport has no airside smoking area — once you clear security and passport control, the departure lounge and gates are smoke-free until you board. Smoke outside the terminal, landside, before you go through.

Where can I smoke at JTR?

Outside the terminal building, landside — the one designated outdoor area used by both departing and arriving passengers before they go through security. There is no indoor or airside option anywhere at the airport.

Can I smoke on a layover at Santorini Airport?

Only landside. With no airside smoking area, a connecting passenger has to leave through arrivals, smoke outside the terminal, then re-clear security and passport control for the onward flight.

Can you vape at Santorini Airport?

Yes — Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes, so vaping at JTR is confined to the outdoor area outside the terminal, the same as cigarettes; the indoor building and every gate stay vape-free.

Is there an old rooftop smoking terrace at Santorini Airport?

Older, pre-2021 travel guides mention a rooftop terrace that allowed smoking after security; a 2023 traveller report describes it as already closed, and no current review or the airport’s own site describes any airside smoking facility at JTR today. Smoke outside the terminal, landside, before security.