No, you cannot smoke at Blaise Diagne International Airport (DKR) — there is no designated smoking area, indoor or outdoor, and the airport is effectively smoke-free. Finish your cigarette before security and expect nowhere to smoke once you are airside.
Blaise Diagne International is Senegal’s modern gateway, opened in 2017 around 45 km east of central Dakar and serving as the hub for Air Senegal. It is a clean, contemporary terminal — and that modern design comes with a strict no-smoking approach throughout.
Where to Smoke
There is no documented smoking area anywhere at DKR. The official terminal map lists no “espace fumeur,” and the airside lounges — Odyssée, Topkapı and the others — do not have a smoking room.
Smoking outdoors landside, on the open kerb, is plausibly tolerated but is not an official designated area, so do not rely on it. Travellers also report that lighters are confiscated at security — a strong signal that there is nowhere to smoke airside. Senegal’s 2014 tobacco law does permit airport smoking rooms, but DKR has simply not built one.
Transit passengers cannot smoke without leaving the airside zone and re-clearing security, which is not practical for most connections.
Vaping
Senegal permits the sale of e-cigarettes with some restrictions, but there is no airport vaping facility at DKR. Treat vaping exactly like smoking — keep it out of the terminal.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | No smoking rooms; effectively smoke-free |
| After security / airside | No | No lounge smoking room; lighters often confiscated |
| Outdoor designated area | None documented | Open kerb may be tolerated, not official |
For Senegal’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Senegal airport guide.