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# Smoking at Kos Airport (Hippocrates) – KGS

Yes, you can smoke at Kos International “Hippocrates” Airport (KGS) — at the designated outdoor area outside the terminal building, landside, before security. The terminal interior is smoke-free from check-in through to the gates, so plan to smoke before you go inside, or once you clear arrivals.

Kos Airport sits near Antimachia village on the island of Kos, with a single passenger terminal.

## Before Security (Landside)

The designated smoking area is outside the terminal building, landside. There is no smoking permitted anywhere inside the building — check-in, the departure hall and the gates are all smoke-free.

## After Security (Airside)

There is no smoking area of any kind past security at Kos Airport. The departure lounge and every gate are smoke-free, with no room, terrace or open-air deck reserved for smokers airside. A connecting passenger who wants to smoke has to leave the secure area to reach the outdoor smoking area outside the terminal, then clear security again before boarding the next flight.

## Arrivals

After landing and clearing arrivals, the same outdoor area outside the terminal building is available for a cigarette.

## Vaping

Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes in enclosed public spaces, so vaping is not permitted inside the KGS terminal. Use the outdoor area outside the building for vapes as well as cigarettes; heat-not-burn devices such as IQOS follow the same rule.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free throughout, including check-in and the gates |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking room or terrace beyond passport control |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Designated area outside the terminal building |
| Vaping | Outdoor only | Same rule and same area as smoking |

Connecting through Athens instead? [The indoor smoking rooms airside at Athens Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/greece/ath-smoking-at-athens-airport/) let transit passengers smoke without leaving the secure zone.

For Greece’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Greece airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/greece/).

## Useful Links

[Kos Airport “Hippocrates” (official)](https://www.kgs-airport.gr/en)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Kos Airport?

Yes — Kos Hippocrates Airport has a designated outdoor smoking area outside the terminal building, landside. The terminal interior, from check-in through the gates, is smoke-free.

### Can I smoke inside Kos Airport?

The terminal building at Kos Airport is smoke-free throughout, including check-in, security and the gates. The designated smoking area is outside the building, landside, before you go through security.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Kos Airport?

Smoke outside the terminal, landside, before you go through — Kos Airport has no smoking area airside, so once you clear security, the departure area and every gate are smoke-free.

### Where can I smoke at Kos Airport?

At the designated outdoor area outside the terminal building, landside. It is the one sanctioned spot at this single-terminal airport.

### Can I smoke on a layover at Kos Airport?

Yes, landside. A connecting passenger who wants to smoke has to leave the secure area to reach the outdoor smoking area outside the terminal, then clear security again before the onward flight.

### Can you vape at Kos Airport?

Yes, at the same outdoor area used for smoking. Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes in enclosed public spaces, so vaping inside the KGS terminal is not permitted.