Yes, Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 15 enclosed smoking rooms for passengers — 11 in the domestic terminal and 4 in the international terminal, on both sides of security. Every domestic gate cluster has one within a short walk, and the card lounges hold rooms of their own.

1F — Arrivals (Landside)

TerminalLocation
DomesticBeside Arrival Exit 1
DomesticBeside Arrival Exit 5, by the Air Terminal Hotel entrance
InternationalKerbside arrivals lobby, by bus stop 85

2F — Departure Gates (Airside, Post-Security)

Domestic terminal, past the A to F departure checkpoints — five rooms, one for each gate cluster from A to E:

LocationNotes
Gate A area (Gates 1-3)Immediately past the Gate A checkpoint
Gate B area (Gates 5-6)Next to Snow Brand Parlor (Yukijirushi Parlor)
Gate C area (Gates 10-12)Between JAL PLAZA and Green Pockets
Gate D area (Gate 15)Next to CAFE GREEN Tokachi
Gate E area (Gates 16-17)Next to the nursing room, by Lawson

3F — Shopping and Food Court (Landside)

Domestic terminal:

  • North corridor by the observation-deck entrance, next to the Airport History Museum
  • Gourmet World dining floor, Hokkaido Ramen Dojo end
  • Gourmet World dining floor, Shiden-dori Shokudogai end
  • Super Lounge: card lounge with a standing smoking room inside, 07:00-20:30 (¥1,500, free with a qualifying gold card)

3F — International Boarding Area (Airside, Post-Security)

LocationNotes
Near Gate 66Beside the north Duty Free Shop
Near Gates 67-68In the Hokkaido Food Hall, by Miso Kitchen and Kita no Mikaku Suzuhana
Near Gate 71South end, next to the Hokkaido Souvenir Hall

4F — Oasis Park and Lounges

  • Oasis Park (domestic, landside): one room beside the Super Lounge Annex entrance
  • Super Lounge Annex (domestic, landside, opened 1 April 2025): card lounge with its own smoking room and alcohol service, 07:00-20:30
  • PRONTO (domestic, landside, 07:30-22:00): the airport’s FAQ names this café-bar as the one restaurant where smoking is permitted
  • Royal Lounge (international, airside, inside the 4F boarding area): airline lounge with a smoking room, entry on an airline lounge voucher

New Chitose Airport Smoking Policy

Japan’s Health Promotion Act requires enclosed, ventilated smoking rooms, and it allows heated tobacco products (IQOS, Ploom, glo) in the same rooms as cigarettes. The airport’s own FAQ counts 15 of them: eleven in the domestic terminal (two on 1F, five in the 2F boarding area, three on 3F, one on 4F) and four in the international terminal (one on 1F, three in the 3F boarding area), one of the highest totals in Japan. The Super Lounge, Super Lounge Annex and Royal Lounge each hold a further room for their own guests. No outdoor smoking areas are provided — every designated area is an indoor room. Renovation work has closed part of the 3F connecting walkway from 2 September 2026, scheduled to run until the end of June 2027, so during that period you cannot walk between the domestic and international terminals on 3F.

For Japan airport smoking rules and heated-tobacco etiquette, see our Japan smoking guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I smoke inside Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS)?

Yes. The airport’s own FAQ counts 15 enclosed smoking rooms — 11 in the domestic terminal and 4 in the international terminal — one of the highest totals of any airport in Japan. They sit on the arrivals floors, in both boarding areas and on the domestic shopping and dining floors, and the card lounges hold further rooms of their own. All are indoor; there are no outdoor smoking areas.

Where are the smoking areas at Sapporo New Chitose Airport?

Landside rooms are beside domestic Arrival Exits 1 and 5 on 1F, in the international kerbside lobby on 1F, on the domestic 3F shopping and dining floor and on domestic 4F by Oasis Park. Airside rooms sit in every domestic gate cluster (A through E) on 2F and near international Gates 66, 67 and 71 on 3F. Look for the clearly marked 喫煙室 signs.

Is there a smoking area after security at Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS)?

Yes. The domestic boarding area on 2F has five rooms, one for each gate cluster (A, B, C, D and E), and the international boarding area on 3F has three, near Gates 66, 67 and 71, so you can smoke after clearing security without leaving the secure zone.

Can I vape at Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS)?

Yes — use the enclosed smoking rooms. Japan’s Health Promotion Act lets heated tobacco products such as IQOS, Ploom and glo be used in the same rooms as cigarettes, and CTS lists no separate heated-tobacco-only room. Nicotine e-cigarette liquid is not sold in Japan, so heated tobacco is the practical alternative for most travellers.