Yes, you can smoke at Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) — in smoking rooms after security, including one travellers report near Gate A5, plus open-air smoking outside the terminal before security. The airport’s own management, PT Bandara Internasional Batam, confirms it provides smoking areas at several points in the departure gate areas.
Hang Nadim is Batam’s main gateway and a key transport hub for the Riau Islands, with ferry connections onward to Singapore.
After Security: Gate Area Smoking Rooms
The airport’s own management confirms, via its official social-media account, that it maintains smoking areas at several points across the departure gate areas. Travellers on airportsmokers.com name two of these specifically, in an update dated March 2026: an enclosed smoking room near Gate A5 that fits about 10 people and isn’t air-conditioned, so expect it to feel warm inside; and a café seating area right after the security checkpoint, between Gates A3 and A4, at Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters — lightly air-conditioned and overlooking the runway.
Before Security: Outside the Terminal
Landside, open-air smoking outside the terminal building is permitted — Indonesian law (Government Regulation No. 28/2024) governs designated indoor and enclosed smoking spaces (Kawasan Tanpa Rokok), not open ground outside a building. Use this option before check-in, while waiting for arriving passengers, or if you’d rather not walk to the gate-area rooms.
Vaping
Hang Nadim publishes no vaping-specific rule, and Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 28/2024 regulates vaping products rather than banning them nationwide. Use the Gate A5 room, the Toby’s Estate spot, or the area outside the terminal the same way you would for cigarettes.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gate A5 (after security) | Yes | Enclosed room, ~10 people, not air-conditioned — traveller report, March 2026 |
| Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters, Gates A3-A4 (after security) | Yes | Lightly air-conditioned café seating overlooking the runway — traveller report, March 2026 |
| Outside the terminal (before security) | Yes | Landside, open-air; permitted under Indonesia’s enclosed-space (KTR) framework, PP 28/2024 |
| Vaping | Yes | Same gate-area rooms and outdoor area; regulated, not banned, under PP 28/2024 |
If your connection routes onward through Bali or Jakarta, see our guide to smoking during layovers for tips on timing a cigarette break around a tight transfer.
For Indonesia’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Indonesia airport guide.