Yes, you can smoke at Piarco International Airport (POS) — outdoors, in the open air, away from the terminal building; the enclosed terminal itself is smoke-free under Trinidad and Tobago’s Tobacco Control Act, 2009.
Piarco, about 30 km east of Port of Spain, is Trinidad and Tobago’s main international gateway and is run by the state Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. Its North Terminal, opened in 2001, handles all commercial passenger flights through fourteen jetway gates on two concourses; the separate South Terminal is for cargo and general aviation. The Airports Authority’s own site does not publish a smoking policy or a marked smoking area anywhere on it.
Landside, Before Security
Smoking is at the open air outside the terminal building, clear of the doors. No marked spot is published by the Airports Authority — treat this as the legal default rather than a signed facility, and ask ground staff or airport information for wherever smokers currently gather, since airport layouts and construction work can shift these spots over time.
After Security
The North Terminal’s departure concourse is itself an enclosed public transport terminal, so it is smoke-free after security, and nothing on the Airports Authority’s site or its published lounge page for the V.I.P. Flyer’s Lounge describes any smoking provision. Travellers connecting through Piarco should plan on a smoke-free transit and use the landside option before or after their flight instead.
Vaping
Trinidad and Tobago has no law specifically covering e-cigarettes, and the airport publishes no separate vaping rule either. Until dedicated rules arrive, treat vaping the same as smoking and use the open-air landside area; carry devices and spare batteries in your hand luggage, never checked.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open air, landside | Yes | No marked spot published; legal default under the Tobacco Control Act |
| North Terminal interior | No | Enclosed public transport terminal, smoke-free by law |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking facility confirmed; V.I.P. Flyer’s Lounge lists no smoking provision |
| Vaping | Yes, landside outdoor only | No specific law or airport rule published; treated the same as smoking |
For Trinidad and Tobago’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Trinidad and Tobago airport guide.
Useful Links
Piarco International Airport – Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (official)