--- title: "Smoking at Zanzibar Airport – ZNZ" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/znz-smoking-at-zanzibar-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke at Zanzibar's Abeid Amani Karume Airport (ZNZ) in the Terminal 3 smoking room near Gate 5, after security, or outside landside." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Zanzibar Airport – ZNZ Yes, you can smoke at **Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)** past security in Terminal 3’s smoking room near Gate 5, or outside the terminal building, landside, where Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act 2003 permits smoking in the open air; the rest of the terminal interior is smoke-free. Zanzibar’s airport serves Unguja Island through two terminals: Terminal 3 for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic and some international traffic. ## After Security — Terminal 3 Terminal 3’s international departures area has a smoking room near Gate 5, reached once you have cleared security. Travellers have described and photographed it consistently over several visits: free to use with no purchase required, as reported in August 2022; freestanding metal ashtray stands, airport-style seating and a departures board visible on the wall, photographed as recently as October 2024\. That October 2024 update is the most recent confirmation of the room. ## After Security — Terminal 2 A domestic-terminal traveller, reporting in December 2022, described a smoking room just past security in Terminal 2, reached by turning left toward a small store; the same report noted that buying something at the store was sometimes expected. An earlier account from October 2017 found no post-security smoking facility at all in Terminal 2, and no traveller has confirmed the room again since December 2022, so treat it as less certain than the Terminal 3 room. ## 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 Zanzibar Airports Authority’s own site does not publish a facility list for the exact landside spot, so ask ground staff or the information desk. ## Vaping at ZNZ Vape in the Terminal 3 smoking room or the outdoor areas outside the terminal, the same as cigarettes. Tanzania’s tobacco law does not address e-cigarettes, and Zanzibar’s airport publishes no separate vaping rule. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal 3 smoking room (after security) | Yes | Near Gate 5, international departures; photographed October 2024 | | Terminal 2 smoking room (after security) | Reported | Near a small store; last confirmed December 2022, not 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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/). ## Useful Links [Zanzibar Airports Authority (official)](https://zaa.go.tz) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Are there smoking areas at Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ)? Yes — a smoking room near Gate 5 in Terminal 3, past security in the international departures area, plus the open-air spots outside the terminal, landside, where Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act 2003 permits smoking in the open air. ### Can I smoke inside Zanzibar Airport's terminal? Yes, in the Terminal 3 smoking room near Gate 5, once you have cleared security. Travellers photographed the room — freestanding metal ashtray stands and airport seating — as recently as October 2024\. The rest of the terminal interior is smoke-free. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Zanzibar Airport? Yes — Terminal 3’s smoking room, near Gate 5 in the international departures area, confirmed by travellers as recently as October 2024\. A Terminal 2 room, just past security near a small store, has also been reported by a domestic-terminal traveller, dated December 2022; treat that one as less certain since no 2024-or-later account has confirmed it. ### Where exactly can I smoke at Zanzibar Airport? Past security in Terminal 3, in the smoking room near Gate 5; outside the terminal building, landside, before security; or, per an older report, a Terminal 2 room near a small store just past its own security line. ### Can you vape at Zanzibar Airport? Vape in the same smoking room and outdoor areas as cigarettes. Tanzania’s tobacco law does not address e-cigarettes, and the airport publishes no separate vaping rule. ### Which terminal handles international flights at Zanzibar Airport? Terminal 3 handles international flights, and its smoking room near Gate 5 is the airport’s best-documented airside option; Terminal 2 remains active for domestic and some international traffic.