Yes, you can smoke at Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) — the Kulon Progo airport that replaced the old Adisutjipto (JOG) for commercial flights. Indoor smoking areas are available airside, at the cafes opposite the departure gates and in the Concordia Lounge, and there are designated outdoor smoking areas outside the single terminal, landside.
Smoking Areas After Security
YIA is built around a single large terminal that houses both domestic and international departures under one roof, so the walk from any gate to a smoking spot is short. After security, the most reliable places to smoke are the cafes that face the departure gates. Travellers reported in September 2025 that these cafes each keep their own small smoking area for customers — buy a drink and you can smoke while you wait for boarding, without leaving the secure zone.
International Departures
The international departure concourse follows the same pattern as the rest of the airside area: the coffee shops and cafes opposite the gates set aside small smoking areas. Because everything sits within one terminal, an international passenger is rarely more than a short walk from a place to light up. The open concourse itself is smoke-free, so head for a gate-side cafe rather than smoking near the seating.
Domestic Departures
Domestic departures share the same terminal. The standout option here is the Concordia Lounge, on the 3rd floor opposite Gate 3A, which has a separate enclosed smoking room — the most comfortable smoke at the airport. Lounge access comes with a lounge-membership programme, an eligible card, or paid entry. Outside the lounge, the same gate-side cafes provide the everyday smoking areas for domestic travellers.
Outside the Terminal
Landside — before you clear security, or after you land — smoking is confined to the designated areas outside the terminal building. Step out through the departures or arrivals doors, look for the marked smoking spots near the entrances, and smoke there. The terminal interior, apart from the airside cafe smoking areas, is kept smoke-free, so plan any pre-security cigarette for outside the doors.
Vaping
Indonesia is relaxed about vaping. E-cigarettes and heat-not-burn devices are legal and treated the same as cigarettes, so use them in the same airside smoking areas at the cafes or the Concordia Lounge, or at the designated outdoor spots landside, rather than at the gate or in the open concourse.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor airside (gate-side cafes) | Yes | Small smoking areas at the cafes opposite the departure gates |
| Airside lounge | Yes | Concordia Lounge (domestic, 3rd floor opposite Gate 3A) has a smoking room |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Designated areas outside the terminal entrances |
| General concourse | No | Smoke-free apart from the marked cafe smoking areas |
For Indonesia’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Indonesia airport guide.