Yes, Port Blair Airport (IXZ) has a designated smoking area outdoors, near the main terminal entrance along the curbside drop-off and the car park. The terminal building has no indoor smoking rooms, so plan your smoke break outside before you head in to clear security.
Veer Savarkar International Airport is the single-terminal gateway to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, with a modern 40,800-square-metre integrated terminal that opened in 2023 and is built to handle both domestic and international traffic (current scheduled flights are domestic). Like most Indian island airports, smoking here is an outdoor, landside affair — the Airports Authority of India publishes no smoking room or lounge for the new terminal, so there is no confirmed airside smoking facility once you pass the screening point.
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
The smoking area at IXZ is outside the terminal building on the landside. The designated spot is near the main entrance, along the curbside drop-off lane and toward the car park, where you have open air and room to step away from the doors. Keep clear of the covered entrance canopy and any signed no-smoking zones around the doorways.
Port Blair’s warm, humid tropical climate makes outdoor smoke breaks comfortable for most of the year. During the monsoon months (roughly May to September), sudden heavy downpours are common and covered outdoor space is limited, so time your break between showers. If you cannot find the exact spot, ask airline ground staff or the terminal information desk rather than the security personnel.
After Security (Airside)
The Airports Authority of India lists no smoking room or airside smoking zone for Port Blair’s terminal, so treat the departure hall as non-smoking. Once you clear security, you are committed until boarding. Finish any smoke break landside near the entrance before screening — re-clearing security to step out is possible but means going through the checkpoint again.
| Area | Smoking area | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main entrance (landside) | Outdoor zone near curbside drop-off | Before security; open air |
| Car park (landside) | Outdoor area toward the parking lot | Step away from doorways |
| Departure hall (airside) | None | Smoke before screening |
Vaping is a separate matter: e-cigarettes and vaping devices are banned across India, including the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, so leave them at home.
For India airport smoking rules, the PECA vape ban, lighter-machine instructions, and other rules, see our India smoking guide.