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# Smoking at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport – ASU

Yes, you can smoke at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) — outdoors, at the landside area outside the terminal building, before security. Inside, the terminal is smoke-free throughout, and DINAC, Paraguay’s civil aviation authority, does not publish a smoking room anywhere in the building.

Silvio Pettirossi is Paraguay’s main international gateway, serving Asunción from the suburb of Luque and handling a little over 1.3 million passengers a year. International flights use two concourses — a south concourse with gates 1-4 and a north concourse with gates 5-6, whose arrivals hall was expanded in a 2023 renovation.

## Outside the Terminal: The Only Option

Smoking at ASU happens outdoors, at the landside area outside the terminal doors. Step out before check-in or after clearing arrivals and customs, and move clear of the entrance. Paraguay’s Ley 5538 (2015), the national tobacco-control law, keeps enclosed public places smoke-free and — under its 2020 implementing decree — requires any designated smoking area to sit outdoors, clear of crowds and non-smoker walkways, which matches how ASU is run in practice.

## After Security: No Smoking Room

Neither the south nor the north concourse publishes a smoking room past the checkpoint. Once you clear security, plan on a smoke-free wait until boarding — the airport has no airside terrace, booth or lounge with a smoking area. For layovers longer than the queues can absorb, our [guide to smoking during layovers](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/) covers how to weigh a connection like this.

## Vaping

Paraguay’s Ley 5538 covers e-cigarettes the same way it covers cigarettes, restricting use to open-air areas away from crowds — the same outdoor spot outside the terminal doors is where vaping happens at ASU, with nothing indoors or airside.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor (terminal) | No | Smoke-free throughout, both concourses |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking room in either the south or north concourse |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Outside the terminal building, before security |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | Outdoor area only; treated like tobacco under Ley 5538 |

For Paraguay’s airport smoking rules, see our [Paraguay airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/paraguay/).

## Useful Links

[DINAC — Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (official)](https://www.dinac.gov.py)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU)?

Yes, outdoors. Smoking is allowed outside the terminal building, landside, before security. DINAC, Paraguay’s civil aviation authority, does not publish a smoking room anywhere inside the terminal.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Asunción Airport?

ASU’s two international concourses — the south concourse with gates 1-4 and the north concourse with gates 5-6 — have no published smoking room, so treat the gate area as smoke-free once you are through the checkpoint.

### Where can I smoke at Asunción Airport?

Outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in and security. Step outside the departures or arrivals doors and find a spot clear of the entrance.

### Can I smoke inside the terminal at Silvio Pettirossi Airport?

The terminal interior is smoke-free throughout, both concourses included. The outdoor area outside the building is the only option, and it is where landside smokers and anyone waiting on an arriving passenger goes too.

### Can you vape at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport?

Vape only outdoors, outside the terminal. Paraguay’s Ley 5538 (2015) treats e-cigarettes the same as tobacco and restricts use to open-air spaces away from crowds, so the same outdoor area used for cigarettes is where vaping is permitted.

### Can connecting passengers smoke at Asunción Airport?

Only by leaving the secure area. Since there is no airside smoking room at ASU, a connection here means clearing immigration and exiting the terminal to reach the outdoor area, then re-clearing security for the onward flight — budget extra time for this on a short connection.