Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG) has no published smoking area — none indoors, airside or outdoors — so smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks, before you arrive, and ask staff on the day whether anything has changed.

TAG is Bohol’s main gateway, a single two-level terminal on Panglao Island.

Inside the Terminal

The terminal is smoke-free throughout, in the public concourse, at the gates and in any lounge space. No smoking room or designated indoor spot is published anywhere in the building.

Outside the Terminal and the Car Park

Travellers described in November 2019 that there was no smoking area inside or outside the terminal, and that airport security warned against smoking even in the car park. Smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks, before you arrive, and ask staff on the day whether anything has changed.

Vaping

No smoking or vaping area is published anywhere on TAG’s property, so treat an e-cigarette exactly like a cigarette. Vapes and heated-tobacco products remain legal to carry nationwide under Republic Act 11900, the Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act (2022); pack a device and e-liquids in your hand luggage, with no spot on site to use them.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Indoor terminalNoSmoke-free throughout
After security / airsideNoNone published
Outdoor grounds / car parkNoTravellers described security enforcing a no-smoking rule even in the car park in November 2019
Vaping / e-cigarettesNoTreated the same as smoking

If you are travelling on to the Visayas’ other island gateways, 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a smoking area at Bohol–Panglao International Airport (TAG)?

Bohol–Panglao International Airport has no designated smoking area indoors, airside or outdoors. Travellers described in November 2019 that no smoking spot existed anywhere on the grounds; smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks, before you arrive.

Can I smoke after security at Bohol–Panglao Airport?

No smoking facility is published after security at TAG, and the terminal is an enclosed public place under Philippine tobacco-control law. Ask staff on the day, and plan for a smoke-free wait once you pass screening.

Can I smoke outside the terminal at Bohol–Panglao Airport?

Travellers described in November 2019 that there was no smoking area inside or outside the terminal, and that airport security warned against smoking even in the car park. Smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.

Where can I smoke near Bohol–Panglao Airport?

No designated smoking spot is published on airport property. The nearest option is outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.

Can I vape at Bohol–Panglao Airport?

Treat a vape exactly like a cigarette at TAG — no smoking or vaping area is published anywhere on the property, so leave the device for off-airport use. Vapes are legal nationwide under Republic Act 11900 (2022), so devices and e-liquids can still travel in your hand luggage.