Yes, you can smoke at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in the designated smoking room on the first floor of the domestic terminal’s departures area, confirmed on the airport’s own website, or outside the single terminal building, landside, where Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act 2003 permits smoking in the open air.
Kilimanjaro International is a single-terminal airport serving the Kilimanjaro and northern-safari-circuit region, separate from Tanzania’s busier main gateway at Dar es Salaam.
After Security — Domestic Terminal Smoking Room
The airport’s own facilities page states plainly that smoking in the terminal building is only allowed in the smoking room, located on the first floor inside the domestic terminal. A named traveller reported the same room in July 2019, describing it as reached after check-in on the domestic side; the same report mentioned check-in staff pointing to a second room at international departures, which no later account has independently confirmed, so treat that second room as unverified.
Outside the Terminal — Landside
Smoke outside the terminal building, landside, where Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act 2003 permits smoking in the open air — the same national framework in place at Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International. Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company (KADCO) does not publish a marked spot for the outdoor area, so ask ground staff or ground-handling agents on the day.
Vaping at JRO
Vape in the domestic terminal’s smoking room or the open-air areas outside the terminal, the same as cigarettes. Tanzania’s tobacco law does not address e-cigarettes, and JRO publishes no separate vaping rule.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic terminal smoking room (after security) | Yes | First floor, departures area; confirmed on the airport’s own site |
| International departures smoking room | Unconfirmed | Reported by check-in staff to one 2019 traveller, not independently verified since |
| Outside the terminal (landside) | Yes | Open-air, where national law permits smoking outdoors |
| Vaping | Same room and outdoor areas | No separate rule published |
For Tanzania’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Tanzania airport guide.