--- title: "Smoking at Tenerife North Airport – TFN" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/tfn-smoking-at-tenerife-north-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke in the open air outside Tenerife North Airport (TFN); the single terminal is smoke-free inside, and Aena lists no smoking area after security." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Tenerife North Airport – TFN Yes, you can smoke at **Tenerife North Airport (TFN)** — outside the terminal building, landside, where Spanish law permits smoking in the open air. The single terminal interior is smoke-free throughout, and Aena’s own airport-services listing names no smoking area after security, so smoke before you clear the checkpoint. Tenerife North (Los Rodeos), near La Laguna on the island’s north side, runs from a single terminal; most international leisure and charter traffic instead uses Tenerife South. ## Before Security (Landside) Smoking is not allowed inside the terminal building. Spain’s tobacco law (Ley 28/2005, Article 7\) exempts open-air spaces from the airport smoking ban, so smoke outside the terminal doors, before you clear security. ## After Security (Airside) Aena’s own airport-services listing names no smoking area anywhere in the terminal. Once you pass through the security checkpoint, the departure lounge, the gates, and the shops are all smoke-free. The **Nivaria VIP Lounge**, on the first floor in the pre-boarding area, is a paid facility open to eligible business-class passengers, club-card holders, and anyone who pays the walk-up fee. It advertises an outdoor terrace. The lounge is no-smoking, vaping included — there is no post-security smoking option at Tenerife North. Connecting or delayed passengers who want to smoke have to exit the secure area, smoke landside, and re-clear security to get back to the gates, so budget time for that on a tight connection. ## Arrivals Arriving passengers follow the same rule: wait until you have collected your bags and stepped outside the arrivals hall before lighting up. ## Vaping Spain’s tobacco law extends the same rule to nicotine-releasing devices — e-cigarettes and vapes are subject to the same restrictions as tobacco under Ley 28/2005’s twelfth additional provision. At Tenerife North that means the open air outside the terminal, landside, since there is no airside vaping option either; e-cigarettes are not permitted inside the terminal or in the Nivaria VIP Lounge. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free throughout | | After security / airside | No | Aena lists no post-security smoking area; the Nivaria VIP Lounge terrace is also non-smoking | | Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open air outside the terminal, permitted under Ley 28/2005 | | Vaping | Same as smoking | Outdoors landside only; not permitted inside or in the Nivaria Lounge | Nearby, [Tenerife South’s only post-security smoking option is the terrace inside its paid Montaña Roja lounge](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/tfs-smoking-at-tenerife-south-airport/) — the island’s international and charter flights mostly depart from there instead. Mainland connections out of Tenerife North route through Madrid or Barcelona, and at Barcelona [three open-air terraces sit after security in the Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 boarding areas](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/bcn-smoking-at-barcelona-airport/), so the cigarette you cannot have at TFN comes at the connecting airport instead. For Spain’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Spain airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/). ## Useful Links [Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (official, Aena)](https://www.aena.es/en/tenerife-norte-ciudad-de-la-laguna.html) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I smoke at Tenerife North Airport? Yes — outside the terminal building, landside, where Spanish law permits smoking in the open air. The single terminal interior is smoke-free throughout, and Aena’s own airport-services listing names no smoking area after security. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Tenerife North Airport? Aena’s own airport-services listing for Tenerife North names no post-security smoking area at all. The departure lounge, the gates, and the Nivaria VIP Lounge are all smoke-free; smoke landside, before security, instead. ### Where can I smoke at Tenerife North before my flight? Outside the terminal building, in the open air. Spanish tobacco law (Ley 28/2005) permits smoking outdoors at airports; the terminal interior is smoke-free. Do this before you clear security, since there is nowhere to smoke once you are through to the gates. ### Does the Nivaria VIP Lounge at Tenerife North allow smoking? The Nivaria lounge is no-smoking, vaping included, despite the outdoor terrace it advertises. Smoke landside, before security, in the open air outside the terminal instead. ### Can I smoke when I arrive at Tenerife North? Yes — wait until you have collected your bags and stepped outside the arrivals hall, then smoke in the open air outside the building. ### Can you vape at Tenerife North Airport? Yes — Spain’s tobacco law applies the same rule to e-cigarettes as to tobacco, so use the open air outside the terminal, landside. Vaping is not permitted inside the building or in the Nivaria VIP Lounge.