Smoking at Togo Airports (LFW)

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Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted at Lomé’s Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadéma (Lomé–Tokoin), before check-in and security. Togo’s 2011 tobacco-control law, implemented by Decree No. 2012-046, bans smoking in public places, and the airport publishes no designated indoor or airside smoking room at Lomé’s terminal, so the open air outside the building is the option available.

For international travel through Togo, Lomé (LFW) is the airport that matters — Togo’s main international gateway, and ASKY Airlines’ home hub, with Ethiopian Airlines also routing connecting traffic through it.

How Togolese Airport Smoking Works

Togo’s tobacco law of 14 January 2011, implemented through Decree No. 2012-046 banning smoking in public places, applies to Lomé’s terminal:

Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted before security
No designated smoking area is published by the airport, and it lists no facility after security
E-cigarettes: the airport publishes no rule of its own; expect the same landside-only pattern as smoking

Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW)

Smoking at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport is open-air only, landside, outside the terminal before security. SALT (Société Aéroportuaire de Lomé-Tokoin) operates the airport and publishes no listing of a smoking facility after security for connecting ASKY or Ethiopian Airlines passengers.

Tips for Smokers at Togolese Airports

Lomé’s airport lists no airside or indoor smoking facility — plan to smoke landside before security
ASKY and Ethiopian Airlines connections have no airside option either; weigh the re-screening time before leaving the secure zone
No designated or marked outdoor spot is published — use the open forecourt clear of the doors
The airport publishes no separate vaping rule; treat an e-cigarette the same as a cigarette, landside

Togo Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

Airport	After security	Indoor room	Outdoor area
Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW)	–	–	Yes

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW)?

Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted. The airport publishes no designated smoking area.

Is there smoking after security at Lomé Airport?

Smoke landside, outside the terminal, before you clear security — the airport publishes no listing of an airside smoking facility.

Can I smoke during an ASKY or Ethiopian Airlines connection at Lomé?

Plan a smoke break landside before security, since leaving the secure zone means re-clearing screening on the way back; the airport lists no airside smoking facility for connecting passengers.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Togolese airports?

Yes — treat vaping the same as smoking and use the open air outside the terminal, landside; the airport publishes no vaping rule of its own for Lomé.

What is Togo's airport smoking law?

Togo’s 2011 tobacco-control law, implemented by Decree No. 2012-046, bans smoking in public places, so open-air smoking outside the terminal, landside, is the option available; the airport publishes no designated indoor or airside smoking room.