Yes, you can smoke at Keflavík Airport (KEF) at the six smoking and e-cigarette points Isavia marks on its airport map, four on Level 1 and two on Level 2 across the Main Terminal and the South Terminal; the map gives no gate numbers and no side of security, so ask staff for the nearest one. In March 2026 travellers described one across the hall and up the stairs from passport control, one in the non-Schengen area and one across from the toilets near the front of the terminal. Icelandic law bans smoking in the indoor service spaces of buildings open to the public (Tobacco Control Act, Article 9).
Iceland Airports Compared: Before and After Security
Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details.
| Airport | Before security | After security |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik (KEF) | Yes | Yes |
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Iceland’s international gateway and the one Icelandic airport on this site.
How Icelandic Airport Smoking Works
The Tobacco Control Act No. 6/2002 bans tobacco smoking in the service spaces of institutions, businesses and associations, waiting rooms, corridors and toilets included, and in outdoor areas attached to them that are not open enough for the air to move freely (Article 9); its only indoor exception is for designated hotel bedrooms, so an airport terminal has no smoking room. A person who keeps smoking after the person in charge has warned them can be fined and removed from the premises (Article 20); the Act’s administrative fines run from ISK 10,000 to ISK 10 million for a person (Article 19b). The Act on Electronic Cigarettes No. 87/2018 bans e-cigarette use in the service spaces of public institutions, in schools and child-care and health-care premises and on public transport (Article 12), with the same fine range, and allows their sale to adults only. In practice:
- Keflavík: six smoking and e-cigarette points on Isavia’s map, four on Level 1 and two on Level 2 across both terminals, no gate numbers, no side of security and no opening hours published; ask staff for the nearest one
- Vaping at Keflavík: the same marked points; the airport publishes no other vaping rule, so ask staff
- Isavia publishes no change to its smoking points; the main shopping area is being expanded and renovated, so ask staff if a marked point is not where the map shows it
The Hub
Keflavík International Airport (KEF). Iceland’s main gateway, about 50 km from Reykjavík. Isavia marks six smoking and e-cigarette points on its airport map: three on Level 1 around the Main Terminal, one on Level 2 of the Main Terminal and one on each level of the South Terminal, without gate numbers, a side of security or opening hours. In March 2026 travellers described a smoking area across the hall and up the stairs from passport control, one in the non-Schengen area and one across from the toilets near the front of the terminal. The Icelandair Saga Lounge publishes no smoking rule, so ask the lounge staff.
Tips for Smokers at Icelandic Airports
- At Keflavík, ask staff for the nearest of the six marked points; in March 2026 travellers described one up the stairs from passport control and one in the non-Schengen area, so a stopover smoke needs no exit
- The main shopping area is being expanded and renovated; Isavia publishes no change to its smoking points, so if you cannot find a marked point, ask staff
- Vape at the same marked points; the airport publishes no other vaping rule
- Electronic cigarettes travel in hand baggage only