Ivory Coast Airport Smoking Areas

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Yes, you can smoke at Abidjan’s Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in AERIA’s international business lounge, past security — the airport’s own site lists a smoking area among its amenities — or outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in and security. Côte d’Ivoire’s Law No. 2019-676 bans smoking in enclosed public places elsewhere in the terminal.

For international travel through Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan (ABJ) is the airport that matters, as the country’s only major international gateway.

How Ivorian Airport Smoking Works

Côte d’Ivoire’s Law No. 2019-676 bans smoking in enclosed public places, building on an earlier 2012 decree covering public places and transport:

  • After security, AERIA’s international business lounge lists a smoking area among its amenities; entry is included for Business/First Class passengers holding a same-day international boarding pass, and open to others for a fee (30,000 FCFA adults, 20,000 FCFA children 2–12)
  • Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted before security, with no marked spot published
  • E-cigarettes: no airport-specific rule was found; expect the same lounge-or-landside pattern as smoking

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ)

Smoking at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is available in AERIA’s international business lounge after security, or open-air outside the terminal, landside, before security. AERIA, the company that has operated the airport since 1996, publishes no marked landside spot.

Tips for Smokers at Ivorian Airports

  • Abidjan’s international business lounge has a smoking area past security — included for Business/First Class, or by fee for other travellers
  • Without lounge access, plan to smoke landside before security; no designated or marked outdoor spot is published
  • No separate airport vaping rule was found; a vape falls into the same lounge-or-landside options as a cigarette

Ivory Coast Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

AirportAfter securityIndoor roomOutdoor area
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ)Yes–Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Airport (ABJ)?

Yes — a smoking area inside AERIA’s international business lounge, past security, and open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted too. The airport publishes no marked landside spot.

Is there smoking after security at Abidjan Airport?

Yes — AERIA’s own site lists a smoking area among the amenities of its international business lounge; entry is included for Business or First Class passengers and open to others for a fee.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Ivorian airports?

Treat vaping the same as smoking and use the business lounge or the open air outside the terminal, landside; no airport-specific vaping rule was found for Abidjan.

Where can I smoke at Abidjan Airport?

Inside AERIA’s international business lounge after security, or outside the terminal building, landside, before security. There is no marked landside spot published.

What is Côte d'Ivoire's airport smoking law?

Côte d’Ivoire’s Law No. 2019-676 bans smoking in enclosed public places generally; at Abidjan, AERIA’s own site names a smoking area among the international business lounge’s amenities, and open-air smoking outside the terminal, landside, is the option elsewhere.