Smoking Areas at Jordan Airports

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At Queen Alia International (AMM) in Amman, airside indoor smoking lives inside the premium lounges — the Plaza Premium Lounge has a smoking area, and travellers describe rooms in the Royal Jordanian Crown and Petra lounges; the general terminal is smoke-free, and designated outdoor areas sit landside near the entrances. Aqaba King Hussein International (AQJ) keeps one airside smoking area at the end of the departure lounge by the café, plus outdoor smoking before security.

Jordan Airports Compared: Before and After Security

Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details.

Airport	Before security	After security
Amman (AMM)	Yes	Yes
Aqaba King Hussein (AQJ)	Yes	Yes

For Petra-bound tourists arriving via AMM without lounge access, the outdoor areas near the terminal entrance are the option. For smokers in long-haul transit without lounge access, Doha (DOH) and Dubai (DXB) have indoor smoking rooms.

Queen Alia International (AMM)

Jordan’s primary international airport, named after the late Queen Alia. Foster+Partners-designed terminal opened 2013. Airside, indoor smoking is available in the premium lounges — the Plaza Premium Lounge has a smoking area, and travellers describe rooms in the Crown and Petra lounges; lounge access is required, and the general terminal is smoke-free. Landside, designated outdoor areas sit near the terminal entrances.

Aqaba King Hussein International (AQJ)

Southern Jordan, Red Sea coast. Petra and Wadi Rum gateway. One designated airside smoking area at the end of the departure lounge by the café, plus outdoor smoking before security at the small terminal.

Tips for Smokers at Jordanian Airports

AMM’s airside smoking needs lounge access; AQJ has an open airside area by the café
Petra/Wadi Rum tourists transiting AMM without lounge access — plan smoke breaks before security
For long-haul Asia-Europe transit, Gulf hubs such as Doha and Dubai have indoor smoking facilities

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Jordan airports?

Yes — Queen Alia International (AMM), Jordan’s primary gateway, has indoor smoking inside its airside premium lounges plus designated outdoor areas landside near the entrances of its Foster+Partners-designed terminal. Aqaba King Hussein International (AQJ), the southern Red Sea airport, has one designated smoking area after security at the end of the departure lounge by the café, plus outdoor areas before security.

Where can I smoke at Queen Alia International (AMM)?

After security, the Plaza Premium Lounge has a smoking area, and travellers describe indoor smoking rooms in the Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge and Petra Lounge — lounge access is required, and the general terminal is smoke-free. Non-lounge passengers smoke landside, at the designated outdoor areas near the entrances of the 2013 Foster+Partners-designed terminal.

Are there smoking areas at Aqaba Airport (AQJ)?

Yes — Aqaba King Hussein International has one designated smoking area after security, at the end of the departure lounge by the café, plus outdoor areas near the entrance of the small terminal. The airport handles regional traffic plus seasonal tourism for Petra and the Red Sea.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Jordanian airports?

Yes — in the open air at the designated outdoor areas landside at AMM and AQJ, where the airports publish no separate vaping rule. The airports publish no vaping rule for the lounge smoking rooms at AMM or the café-end area at AQJ either, so ask lounge or terminal staff before using one.

Can I smoke during a Jordanian airport layover?

Yes — at AMM with lounge access (the Plaza Premium Lounge has an airside smoking area, and travellers describe rooms in the Crown and Petra lounges) and at AQJ at the café-end airside area. Without lounge access at AMM you must exit to the landside outdoor areas and re-clear security. For long-haul transit, Doha (DOH) and Dubai (DXB) have indoor smoking rooms.