--- title: "Smoking at Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/sint-maarten/sxm-smoking-at-sint-maarten-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke outside Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten; the former airside room between gates C3 and C4 has been reported closed since 2024." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM Yes, you can smoke at **Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM)** — outside the terminal building, landside, before you check in or clear security. The airport does not currently publish a confirmed indoor or airside smoking area. Princess Juliana International Airport, on the Dutch side of the island in Simpson Bay, is Sint Maarten’s only airport. ## Where to Smoke: Landside, Outside the Terminal Smoking at SXM is confined to the outdoor areas around the terminal building, landside, before you clear security. Travellers report being able to smoke freely outside the terminal; the airport does not publish a marked or signed smoking spot, so treat the outdoor area generally as available rather than looking for a specific booth. ## The Airside Smoking Room: Reported Closed SXM once had an indoor smoking room airside, between gates C3 and C4 — a traveller reported using it in November 2023, describing it as standing-room only with a hand-washing station and signage directing passengers to it. That has since changed: an April 2025 update from a traveller noted the room had been out of order for roughly a year, and traveller reports from July 2025 confirmed it was still not open, with one traveller saying it was closed at the end of May 2025 and another reporting it shut two weeks before their visit that summer. Given these consistent, recent reports, [travellers with a layover at SXM](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/) should not count on an airside smoking option — smoke landside before you go through security instead. ## Vaping The airport does not publish a separate e-cigarette policy. With no confirmed indoor or airside smoking area at the airport, the practical approach is the same as for cigarettes: use the outdoor landside areas. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Indoor terminal | No confirmed area | No published rule; no working indoor facility reported | | After security / airside | No confirmed area | Former smoking room between gates C3/C4 reported closed since 2024 | | Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Around the terminal building, before check-in or security | | Vaping | Yes, outdoors | No confirmed indoor option; use the outdoor landside areas | For Sint Maarten’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Sint Maarten airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/sint-maarten/). ## Useful Links [Princess Juliana International Airport (official)](https://www.sxmairport.com/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM)? Yes — outside the terminal building, landside, before you check in or clear security. The airport publishes no designated indoor or airside smoking area, so plan to smoke before you go through the checkpoint. ### Is there a smoking room after security at SXM Airport? SXM once had a smoking room airside, between gates C3 and C4; travellers described it as closed in July 2025, consistent with an April 2025 report that it had been out of order for about a year. Smoke landside before security instead, since there is currently no confirmed working airside option. ### Where can I smoke at Sint Maarten Airport? Outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in or security. Travellers report being able to smoke freely in the outdoor areas around the terminal; the airport does not publish a specific marked location. ### Can you vape at Sint Maarten Airport? Yes — in the outdoor landside areas around the terminal, the same places as cigarettes. The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, and no indoor or airside smoking area is confirmed. ### What is Sint Maarten's airport smoking law? Sint Maarten’s tobacco ordinance covers government-managed public buildings rather than privately-run venues, so Princess Juliana International Airport largely sets its own rules — and it publishes no designated indoor or airside smoking area. Our Sint Maarten airport guide has the island’s tobacco rules in full. ### Can you smoke inside the terminal at Sint Maarten Airport? The airport publishes no rule confirming a working indoor smoking facility, and the reported airside smoking room between gates C3 and C4 has been described as closed since around 2024\. Step outside the terminal building, landside, for the available outdoor option.