Yes, you can smoke at Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) in the smoking area inside the Blue Sky Premier Lounge, past security and immigration (open from around 04:30 to 19:00 daily), or in the open air outside the terminal building before you check in.
Sultan Syarif Kasim II is Riau province’s main airport, serving Pekanbaru. The airport’s own facilities pages skip over a stand-alone public smoking room, which is why the lounge is the confirmed indoor option for a cigarette once you are checked in.
After Security (Blue Sky Premier Lounge)
The Blue Sky Premier Lounge sits airside, reached after security and immigration, and lists a smoking area among its amenities. Access is not limited to Priority Pass holders or elite-status flyers: the lounge sells three-hour walk-in tickets through online travel platforms, so any departing passenger can buy access and use the smoking area before boarding.
Before Security
The airport’s facilities pages stop at the lounge and do not name a designated landside smoking area. 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. The airport publishes no designated outdoor spot, so use this option before check-in or while waiting for arriving passengers.
Vaping
The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes. Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 28/2024 regulates vaping products nationally rather than banning them, so use the Blue Sky Premier Lounge’s smoking area or the open air outside the terminal, the same as you would for cigarettes.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Sky Premier Lounge (after security) | Yes | Paid lounge, walk-in tickets sold online, smoking area included |
| Open terminal & gate halls | No | Smoking only inside the lounge’s designated area |
| Outside the terminal (before security) | Yes | Landside, open-air; permitted under Indonesia’s enclosed-space (KTR) framework, PP 28/2024; no designated spot published |
| Vaping | Yes | Same lounge area or outdoor area; regulated, not banned, under PP 28/2024 |
Flying on to West Sumatra instead? See our guide to smoking at Minangkabau Airport in Padang (PDG), where the sole smoking room is far more restricted than Pekanbaru’s.
For Indonesia’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, and every other Indonesia airport, see our Indonesia airport guide.