Yes, you can smoke at Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed. AIFA’s own social media (Facebook and YouTube, February 2025) describes the terminal as a 100% smoke-free building and points travellers toward outdoor smoking areas without naming an exact location.
AIFA opened in March 2022, is operated by the Mexican Air Force (SEDENA), and sits in Zumpango, State of Mexico, roughly 45 km north of central Mexico City — a separate site from the paid airside SMK smoking lounges at Mexico City International Airport (MEX).
VIP Lounges — Non-Smoking
AIFA’s terminal holds three VIP lounges. Hacienda Santa Lucía by The Grand Lounge Elite’s published lounge conditions list smoking as prohibited, together with vaping. The airport’s own service listing describes VIPort Lounge and The Grand Lounge Elite as food-and-drink waiting rooms, with no smoking area named. No smoking facility after security is confirmed anywhere in the terminal.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Hacienda Santa Lucía’s published lounge conditions rule out vaping alongside smoking; AIFA publishes no separate vaping rule beyond that. Mexico’s constitution was amended in January 2025, adding a paragraph to Article 4 that prohibits the production, distribution, sale and transfer of e-cigarettes and vapes nationwide.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior | No | AIFA describes the building as 100% smoke-free |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking facility after security is confirmed |
| VIP lounges | No | Hacienda Santa Lucía’s listed conditions ban smoking and vaping |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open-air smoking permitted; no designated area published |
| Vaping | No confirmed area | Barred in the lounges; airport publishes no other vaping rule |
For Mexico’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Mexico airport smoking guide.