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 page for a smoking room or smoking area airside, a contrast with Fiumicino, where the operator names specific booths by boarding area on its official site. Traveller-report directories — Airportsmokers.com and Airportsmokinglounge.com — describe a possible smoking spot near Gates A and B, in posts dated between 2017 and 2021, with one account from that period disputing it. None of this evidence is from 2024 or later, so this page treats the claim as unconfirmed rather than a fact to plan around. 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 — there is no confirmed indoor or airside option.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Enclosed spaces are smoke-free under Italy’s 2003 Sirchia Law |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking area confirmed by the operator; transit must exit and re-clear |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open air outside the terminal, before security |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | No 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.