Yes, you can smoke at Sialkot International Airport (SKT) — in the open air outside the terminal building, landside. Pakistan’s smoking ordinance covers enclosed public places, so open-air smoking is permitted; the airport’s own facilities page publishes no indoor or airside smoking area, and no facility after security is confirmed.
SKT is Pakistan’s only privately owned airport, built by Sialkot’s export business community and now the hub for the airline AirSial.
Terminal and Airside
Sialkot International Airport Limited, the private operator, publishes a detailed facilities page covering parking, banking, duty free, prayer rooms and lost baggage — a smoking room does not appear anywhere on it, and no facility after security is confirmed. Pakistan’s Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health Ordinance covers enclosed public places, so the interior is treated as smoke-free. One traveller report (airportsmokers.com, dated 15 April 2018) described a small smoking room on the first floor, past the baggage security check and passport control, next to a small airside shop; that report predates 2024, is the only account of it anywhere, and is not confirmed by the operator’s own facilities page, so treat it as unconfirmed and possibly outdated.
Iqbal CIP Lounge
The one facility past security is the Iqbal CIP Lounge, open to both Business and Economy Class passengers, with complimentary access for cardholders of a panel of Pakistani banks or a paid walk-in fee. Its published services — snacks and beverages, internet and phone charging, newspapers and magazines, satellite TV — make no mention of a smoking room.
Landside (Outdoor)
Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted under Pakistan’s smoking ordinance, which covers enclosed public places rather than the open air. The airport publishes no marked or designated smoking spot.
Vaping
Pakistan has no dedicated law regulating vaping; e-cigarettes sit in a legal gray area, and a regulatory bill covering nicotine-delivery products remains before the Senate as of early 2026. SKT publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, so use the same open-air landside option as for cigarettes.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal and gates | No | Not on the airport’s own facilities list |
| After security / airside | No | No facility after security confirmed |
| Iqbal CIP Lounge | No | Published services list has no smoking room |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open-air smoking permitted; no designated area |
| Vaping | No dedicated area | Pakistan has no vaping law; use the landside option |
For Pakistan’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Pakistan airport guide.