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Smoking at Rome Ciampino Airport – CIA

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By , Author, Air Travel Writer · Updated

Yes, you can smoke at Rome Ciampino “G.B. Pastine” Airport (CIA) — landside, before security, where Italian law permits smoking in the open air outside the single terminal. Ciampino is run by Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the same operator as Fiumicino; ADR’s official site does not list a smoking area airside here, unlike its dedicated page for Fiumicino’s booths.

Ciampino is Rome’s secondary airport, a Ryanair operating base with a single terminal building.

Before Security (Landside)

Italian law permits smoking in the open air outside the terminal building — the Sirchia Law restricts only enclosed indoor spaces, so any open-air spot outside the departures or arrivals doors is available.

After Security (Airside)

ADR’s own amenities listing for Ciampino has no smoking room or smoking area airside, a contrast with Fiumicino, where the operator names specific booths by boarding area on its official site. Plan your cigarette for the open air outside the terminal before you go through security. If you need a smoke during a connection, budget time to exit the secure area, smoke in the open air outside the terminal, and re-clear security to get back to your gate.

E-Cigarettes and Vaping

The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes. Treat vaping the same as smoking: the open air outside the terminal, landside — ADR lists no indoor or airside option.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Indoor terminalNoEnclosed spaces are smoke-free under Italy’s 2003 Sirchia Law
After security / airsideNoNo smoking area on the operator’s list; transit must exit and re-clear
Outdoor (landside)YesOpen air outside the terminal, before security
VapingSame as smokingNo separate airport rule published; use the open air landside

Ciampino’s sister airport across Rome, Fiumicino (FCO), keeps enclosed smoking booths airside near the gates in both its terminals — worth knowing if your itinerary connects through the other Rome airport instead.

For Italy’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Italy airport guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Rome Ciampino Airport?

Yes — landside, before security, Italian law permits smoking in the open air outside the single terminal. Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), which runs Ciampino, does not list an official smoking area inside the boarding area, unlike its dedicated Fiumicino smoking-room page.

Is there a smoking area after security at Rome Ciampino Airport?

ADR’s official amenities list for Ciampino does not include a smoking area airside, so plan to smoke in the open air outside the terminal before security. A connecting passenger who wants a cigarette has to exit, smoke landside and re-clear security.

Where can I smoke at Rome Ciampino Airport?

In the open air outside the terminal building, on the departures or arrivals side, before you go through security screening.

Can I smoke during a layover at Rome Ciampino Airport?

Only by leaving the secure area. ADR lists no airside smoking area at Ciampino, so a transit passenger who wants to smoke needs to exit into arrivals, smoke in the open air outside the terminal, then re-clear security — allow extra time if the connection is tight.

Can you vape at Rome Ciampino Airport?

The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes; treat vaping the same as smoking — the open air outside the terminal, landside.

Is Rome Ciampino the same as Rome Fiumicino for smoking rules?

They share ADR as operator; the confirmed facilities differ. Fiumicino keeps enclosed smoking booths airside across both its terminals; Ciampino, a much smaller Ryanair-focused airport, has only the outdoor landside option confirmed on ADR’s own site.