Yes, you can smoke at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH): the option is outdoors, landside, clear of the terminal doors. OMA publishes no designated spot within that open-air space, the terminal interior is smoke-free, and no smoking facility after security is confirmed.
ZIH is a single-terminal airport on Guerrero’s Pacific coast, serving the resort towns of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) runs a paid OMA Premium Lounge on site, and none of OMA’s passenger-services pages for Zihuatanejo lists a smoking area.
After Security — No Facility Confirmed
ZIH does not list an airside or after-security smoking facility. The airport’s OMA Premium Lounge listing does not state whether the lounge sits before or after security — either way, it is an indoor room and falls under Mexico’s ban on smoking in enclosed spaces. Plan to smoke before you reach the checkpoint, outdoors and landside.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Vaping at ZIH follows the same open-air, landside rule as cigarettes; the airport publishes no separate policy for e-cigarettes. Mexico’s constitution was amended in January 2025, adding a paragraph to Article 4 that prohibits vapeadores nationwide.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior | No | Smoke-free indoors |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking facility after security is confirmed |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open-air smoking permitted; no designated area published |
| Vaping | Yes | Same as smoking — open air, landside |
For Mexico’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Mexico airport smoking guide.