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Smoking at Iquitos Airport – IQT

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Yes, you can smoke at Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) — Iquitos’s airport. Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area; there is no smoking facility after security. The terminal interior is smoke-free.

IQT is the main gateway to Iquitos, a city in the Peruvian Amazon with no road connection to the rest of Peru — reachable only by river or by air. The airport runs around the clock. If you smoke, plan to do so outside the building before you check in.

Where to Smoke

Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area; there is no smoking facility after security. Step outside before you check in — once you pass security, there is nowhere to smoke until you land.

  • The terminal operates 24 hours a day, so there is no time of day when an indoor or after-security option opens up — landside, in the open air, is the only option around the clock.

Inside the Terminal and After Security

There are no indoor smoking rooms anywhere in the terminal, and there is no smoking facility after security. Peruvian law makes enclosed public spaces 100% smoke-free; the terminal’s own amenities, including the Martina Café and the Caral VIP Lounge, are smoke-free throughout.

Connecting passengers must exit the terminal to smoke landside in the open air, then re-clear security for their onward flight — build the extra time into a short connection.

Vaping

Peru’s Ley 32159, published 12 November 2024, bans smoking and vaping together — Article 6.1 prohibits “fumar o vapear” in enclosed public spaces, workplaces and public transport. E-cigarettes are treated the same as cigarettes at IQT: vape in the open air outside the terminal, landside; there is no vaping facility after security.

Connecting through Lima Jorge Chávez Airport on the way to or from Iquitos? Its smoking rules are on its own page.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Indoor (terminal)NoEnclosed smoking barred by Peruvian law
After security / airsideNoNo smoking facility after security
Outdoor (landside)YesOpen-air smoking permitted; no designated area published; 24-hour access
VapingOutdoor onlyBanned indoors and airside under Ley 32159

For Peru’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Peru airport guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Iquitos Airport?

Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted. IQT publishes no designated smoking area, and there is no smoking facility after security.

Is there a smoking area after security at Iquitos Airport?

Smoke in the open air outside the terminal, landside, before you check in — IQT’s terminal is smoke-free through to the gates, with no smoking facility past the security checkpoint.

Where can I smoke at Iquitos Airport?

In the open air outside the terminal building, landside. IQT publishes no designated or marked smoking spot, so use the open ground outside the doors before security.

Can connecting passengers smoke at Iquitos Airport?

Exit the terminal to smoke landside in the open air, then re-clear security before your onward flight — there is no smoking option inside the secure area.

Can you vape at Iquitos Airport?

Yes — in the open air outside the terminal, landside. Peru’s Ley 32159 bans vaping in enclosed public spaces the same as smoking, and there is no vaping facility after security.

Does Iquitos Airport operate overnight?

Yes — IQT runs 24 hours a day. Smokers on late-night or early-morning flights still need to use the open air outside the terminal, landside, since no facility exists once inside.