Yes, you can smoke at Fès-Saïss Airport (FEZ) — outdoors, landside, before check-in or security, under Morocco’s Law 15-91 (1995), which restricts smoking in certain places and does not reach the open air. Traveller reports also describe a smoking terrace airside, after security, in the boarding area.
FEZ is Fez’s single-terminal airport, about 13 km southwest of the historic medina, handling roughly 1.7 million passengers a year.
Landside, Before Security
Smoking is permitted outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in or the security checkpoint — the confirmed option at FEZ under Morocco’s Law 15-91, which does not restrict smoking in the open air. It’s also the first option after landing.
After Security
Two independent traveller reports describe a smoking terrace airside, in the boarding area. A reader tip on an airport-guide site, dated February 2023, placed it near the Hudson kiosk. A review posted on a travel-smoking forum in November 2024 called it a smoking terrace, without naming a specific landmark. An earlier report on the travel-smoking forum, dated 2018, said no smoking area existed after security at that time — consistent with the terrace opening sometime between 2018 and 2023. Neither the 2023 nor the 2024 report is corroborated by an airport-published services list, so treat the terrace as reported by travellers rather than officially confirmed.
Vaping
FEZ publishes no separate e-cigarette rule, and Morocco’s Law 15-91 predates vaping and does not mention it. Vape at the outdoor landside area; the traveller reports describing the airside terrace say nothing about vaping either way, so treat that spot as unconfirmed for e-cigarettes.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Before check-in or security, under Law 15-91 |
| After security (airside terrace) | Reported | Feb 2023 and Nov 2024 traveller reports describe a terrace near the boarding area; not officially confirmed |
| Terminal interior | Unconfirmed | No indoor smoking facility is confirmed; the reported terrace is open-air |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | No separate airport rule; Morocco’s 1995 law does not address e-cigarettes |
For Morocco’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Morocco airport smoking guide.