Yes, you can smoke at Cozumel International Airport (CZM) — the open air outside the single terminal is where smokers go on this island airport. Operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) publishes no designated smoking area, and the terminal, including the airside Caral VIP Lounge, is smoke-free under Mexico’s 2023 tobacco-law reform.
Cozumel International Airport is the island’s only airport — ASUR also runs Cancún further up the coast — and handles around 650,000 passengers a year. It has a single terminal with eight gates, six for international flights and two for domestic.
Where to Smoke
Smoking at CZM means stepping outside the single terminal into the open air. ASUR’s own pages for Cozumel cover shopping, dining and ground-transport services, without a smoking-area guide, and no airside smoking facility is listed anywhere on site, including in the Caral VIP Lounge below.
Caral VIP Lounge
Airside, opposite Gate 6, sits the Caral VIP Lounge. It sets no smoking, including vaping, as a condition of entry.
After Security
Step outside the terminal into the open air before you clear security — the Caral VIP Lounge is no-smoking, and no other airside smoking facility is listed at CZM.
Vaping
Mexico’s 2023 tobacco-law reform extends to e-cigarettes too, banning their retail sale nationwide; personal possession stays legal. Treat vaping the same as smoking at CZM — open air, outside the terminal, never indoors or in the Caral VIP Lounge.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free under Mexico’s 2023 tobacco-law reform |
| After security / airside | No | No airside smoking facility confirmed |
| Caral VIP Lounge | No | No-smoking, no-vaping condition of entry |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | Open air, outside the terminal only |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open-air, outside the terminal building; no designated area published |
For Mexico’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Mexico airport guide.