Yes, you can smoke at Iloilo International Airport (ILO) in the designated outdoor smoking area outside the terminal building. The terminal itself — arrivals, check-in and departures — is smoke-free throughout, so the outdoor spot before the checkpoint is the option to know about here.
ILO is the Philippines’ fifth-busiest airport, serving Panay Island and the wider Western Visayas region from a single terminal building in Cabatuan, roughly 24 kilometers northwest of Iloilo City proper. Passenger numbers passed 3.1 million in 2025, and the airport has been under a Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) rehabilitation programme since 2024 that has upgraded escalators and other terminal systems.
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
The designated smoking area is outside the single terminal building. A December 2024 airport-facility write-up and a smoking-guide aggregator last verified in July 2026 both describe it this way, without publishing a more exact location. It is the only place at ILO where lighting up is permitted — there is no room or lounge inside the building.
Because the smoking area is landside, it works for departing passengers before check-in and for arriving passengers once they have collected their bags — not for anyone already through the departure security checkpoint.
Inside the Terminal — Smoke-Free
The terminal runs three levels — arrivals and baggage claim on the ground floor, check-in on the second, and departures on the third — and every one of them is smoke-free. There is no airside smoking room past the checkpoint, so once you have cleared security your only options are the gate area amenities until boarding. If you are transiting through ILO and want a cigarette, plan the stop before you check in.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Vaping and heated-tobacco products are legal nationwide under Republic Act 11900, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (2022), which regulates e-cigarette use at airports along with other enclosed public places.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior (all three levels) | No | Smoke-free throughout |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking room past the checkpoint |
| Outside the terminal (landside) | Yes | Designated outdoor area outside the single terminal building |
| Vaping / e-cigarettes | Regulated nationally | Republic Act 11900 (2022) covers e-cigarette use at airports |
If you are connecting through the Visayas, see our guide to smoking at Mactan-Cebu Airport (CEB), which keeps airside terraces after security.
For Philippines airport smoking rules and the national vape law, see our Philippines airport guide.