Yes, you can smoke at Poznań Ławica Airport (POZ) — the airport’s own site confirms smoking cabins airside in the Schengen departure hall, plus three marked outdoor smoking spots outside the terminal entrances for anyone landside.
Poznań Ławica serves the Greater Poland region from a single terminal, split after security into Schengen and non-Schengen zones. If your journey continues through Warsaw, Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) keeps a similar setup, with enclosed smoking booths airside on both its Schengen and non-Schengen concourses.
Schengen Departures (Airside)
The airport’s own site states that passengers who have already passed security control have special smoking cabins in the Schengen zone’s departure hall. This is the only confirmed indoor option, so if your flight departs from the Schengen side, use this cabin rather than heading back landside.
Non-Schengen Departures (Airside)
The non-Schengen zone isn’t listed as having its own smoking cabin on the airport’s site. If your gate is on this side, plan to smoke before security instead, since going back would mean clearing the checkpoint again.
Landside (Before Security)
The airport marks three outdoor smoking spots with standard signage, all in front of the terminal building: by the main entrance to the Departure hall, by the Departure hall entrance next to a yellow-suitcase landmark, and in front of the combined arrivals and check-in hall entrance. Smoking is strictly forbidden anywhere inside the terminal outside the Schengen cabins.
Vaping
Poland’s 22 July 2016 amendment to the tobacco-products health law extends the same enclosed-public-place rules to e-cigarettes, so vape in the Schengen departure cabins or the three marked outdoor spots at Poznań, the same as cigarettes. The airport publishes no separate rule for heated-tobacco devices.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Schengen departures (airside) | Yes | Cabins in the Schengen zone’s departure hall |
| Non-Schengen departures (airside) | Not confirmed | No cabin listed; smoke landside before security |
| Landside (outdoor) | Yes | Three marked spots outside the terminal entrances |
| Vaping | Schengen cabins or outdoor spots | Same rule as cigarettes, per the 2016 law amendment |
For Poland’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Poland airport guide.