Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Honduras’s Decreto 92-2010 (Ley Especial para el Control del Tabaco); Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) publishes no designated area and lists no smoking facility after security.
SAP sits about 11 km southeast of San Pedro Sula, Honduras’s industrial capital, and is operated by EHISA, the state airport company that also runs La Ceiba and Roatán. It has a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international traffic.
Outside the Terminal, Landside
Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Decreto 92-2010, which bans smoking inside enclosed spaces such as the terminal. SAP publishes no designated smoking area.
After Security
The terminal at SAP is smoke-free past the checkpoint, and the airport lists no smoking facility after security.
Vaping
Decreto 92-2010 defines e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, so vaping at SAP follows the cigarette rule — not permitted inside the terminal, open-air only landside.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free under Decreto 92-2010 |
| After security / airside | No | No facility after security listed for SAP |
| Outdoor, landside | Permitted | SAP publishes no designated area |
| Vaping | Landside only | Same Decreto 92-2010 tobacco definition applies |
Honduras’s other major gateway, Palmerola International Airport (XPL) serving Tegucigalpa, follows the same national-law pattern.
For Honduras airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Honduras airport smoking guide.