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# Smoking at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport – LFW

Yes, open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW); the airport publishes no designated area and lists no smoking facility after security.

LFW — officially Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadéma — is Togo’s main international gateway and the home hub of ASKY Airlines, with Ethiopian Airlines also routing connecting traffic through it.

## Landside — Outside the Terminal

Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted before check-in and security, under Togo’s 2011 tobacco-control law (implemented by Decree No. 2012-046), which bans smoking in public places. The airport has not published a designated or marked spot.

## After Security — Airside

The airport publishes no services or amenities listing that names a smoking facility after security. Transiting ASKY and Ethiopian Airlines passengers without a landside window before their onward flight should plan a smoke-free connection.

## Vaping

Treat a vape the same as a cigarette and use the landside option outside the terminal; the airport publishes no vaping rule of its own.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Landside, outside the terminal | Permitted | Open-air, before check-in and security; no designated spot published |
| After security / airside | No | No published facility, incl. for ASKY/Ethiopian connecting traffic |
| Indoor terminal | No | No indoor smoking room listed; public places fall under the 2011 tobacco law |
| Vaping | Landside | No separate rule published; the same landside option as smoking |

For Togo airport smoking rules and other Togolese travel info, see our [Togo airport smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/togo/).

## Useful Links

[Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (official, SALT)](https://aeroportdelome.com/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW)?

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

### Is there a smoking area after security at Lomé Airport?

Smoke landside before you clear security — the airport publishes no listing of an airside smoking facility, including for the airside space used by connecting ASKY and Ethiopian Airlines passengers.

### Where can I smoke at Lomé Airport?

Outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in and security. The airport has not published a designated or marked spot.

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

Plan your smoke break landside before you clear security, since exiting airside to smoke means re-clearing screening on the way back; the airport lists no airside smoking facility for transiting passengers at LFW.

### Can you smoke inside the terminal at Lomé Airport?

Smoke outside, landside, before security — Togo’s 2011 tobacco-control law bans smoking in public places, and the airport lists no indoor smoking facility at LFW.

### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Lomé Airport?

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.