Yes, you can smoke at Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) — at SOGAER’s designated outdoor “Smokers Point” areas outside the terminal, at both the arrivals and departures levels, landside. SOGAER’s published Smokers Points are all landside, so smoke before you clear the checks or after you collect your bags.
Cagliari Elmas Airport, Sardinia’s busiest, is a single-terminal airport handling around 5.2 million passengers a year, about 7 km from the city centre.
Before Security (Landside)
SOGAER, the airport operator, published Smokers Points outside the terminal building at both the arrivals and departures levels, landside, as part of a cigarette-litter recycling scheme launched in May 2025. Step out through either door and use the marked area.
After Security (Airside)
SOGAER’s published Smokers Points are all landside; the operator lists no airside smoking area. A connecting passenger who wants to smoke has to exit through arrivals to reach one, then re-clear security for the onward flight.
Vaping
The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes at Cagliari. Use the same Smokers Points outside the terminal.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Enclosed spaces are smoke-free under Italy’s 2003 Sirchia Law |
| After security / airside | No | SOGAER’s published Smokers Points are all landside; no airside area is listed |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | SOGAER Smokers Points outside the terminal, at both arrivals and departures levels |
| Vaping | Yes | Same Smokers Points as smoking — the airport publishes no separate e-cigarette rule |
For Italy’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Italy airport guide.