Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Honduras’s Decreto 92-2010 (Ley Especial para el Control del Tabaco); Palmerola International Airport (XPL) publishes no designated area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed.
Palmerola sits near Comayagua, about 80 km northwest of Tegucigalpa, and opened as a commercial airport in December 2021 on the grounds of the former Soto Cano military air base. It became Honduras’s gateway for the capital region when the government moved all international flights there from the old in-city Toncontín Airport. Toncontín now handles domestic routes only; Palmerola carries the scheduled international traffic for Tegucigalpa and central Honduras.
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. Palmerola publishes no designated smoking area.
After Security
The terminal at Palmerola is smoke-free past the checkpoint, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed.
Vaping
Decreto 92-2010 defines e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, so vaping at Palmerola follows the same rule as cigarettes — 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 confirmed at Palmerola |
| Outdoor, landside | Permitted | Palmerola publishes no designated area |
| Vaping | Landside only | E-cigarettes defined as tobacco under Decreto 92-2010 |
Honduras’s other major gateway, Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) serving San Pedro Sula, follows the same national-law pattern.
For Honduras airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Honduras airport smoking guide.