--- title: "USA Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoking at US airports — outdoor curbside areas at almost every terminal, plus airside smoking at Las Vegas (LAS), Nashville (BNA), Miami (MIA) and Tampa (TPA)." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # USA Airport Smoking Areas Yes, you can smoke at US airports: at the designated outdoor areas on the terminal curbs, which nearly every one of the 125\+ US airports in our database marks on its arrivals and departures roadways, set back from the doors, and at a handful of airports after security. Those few are the ones to plan a connection around: [Las Vegas Harry Reid (LAS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport-las-smoking-zones/), [Nashville (BNA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bna-nashville-nashville-international-airport/) and [Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gpt-gulfport-biloxi-international-airport/) keep indoor smoking rooms after security; [Miami (MIA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mia-miami-miami-international-airport/) has an open-air atrium by Gate D36 on the secure side; [Tampa (TPA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/), [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lax-smoking-at-los-angeles-international-airport/), [Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gsp-greenville-spartanburg-international-airport/) and [Dayton (DAY)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/day-dayton-oh-dayton-international-airport/) put outdoor smoking areas past the checkpoint; and [Melbourne, Florida (MLB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mlb-melbourne-fl-melbourne-international-airport/) has an airside terrace inside a paid lounge. ## USA Airports Compared: Before and After Security Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details. | Airport | Before security | After security | | --- | --- | --- | | [Akron Fulton (AKC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/akc-akron-akron-fulton-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Akron–Canton (CAK)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/cak-akron-akron-canton-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Albany (ALB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/alb-albany-albany-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Albuquerque (ABQ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/abq-albuquerque-albuquerque-international-sunport/) | Yes | – | | [Anchorage (ANC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Appleton (ATW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/atw-appleton-appleton-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Asheville (AVL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/avl-asheville-asheville-regional-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Atlanta (ATL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/atl-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Atlantic City (ACY)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/acy-atlantic-city-atlantic-city-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Austin (AUS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Baltimore (BWI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bwi-baltimore-baltimore-washington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Bangor (BGR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bgr-bangor-bangor-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Bentonville (XNA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/xna-northwest-arkansas-national-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bhm-birmingham-birmingham-shuttlesworth-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Boise (BOI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/boi-boise-boise-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Boston (BOS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bos-boston-logan-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Bozeman (BZN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bzn-bozeman-bozeman-yellowstone-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Buffalo (BUF)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/buf-buffalo-buffalo-niagara-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Burbank (BUR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bur-burbank-hollywood-burbank-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Charleston (CHS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/chs-charleston-sc-charleston-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Charlotte (CLT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/clt-smoking-at-charlotte-douglas-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Chicago Midway (MDW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mdw-chicago-chicago-midway-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Chicago O'Hare (ORD)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ord-chicago-ohare-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Chicago Rockford (RFD)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/rfd-chicago-chicago-rockford-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Cincinnati (CVG)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/cvg-cincinnati-northern-kentucky-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Cleveland (CLE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/cle-cleveland-cleveland-hopkins-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Colorado Springs (COS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/cos-colorado-springs-colorado-springs-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Columbus (CMH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/cmh-columbus-oh-port-columbus-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Columbus (OH) Rickenbacker (LCK)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lck-columbus-oh-rickenbacker-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Dallas (DFW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dfw-smoking-at-dallas-fort-worth-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Dallas (DAL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dal-dallas-love-field/) | Yes | – | | [Dayton (OH) (DAY)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/day-dayton-oh-dayton-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Denver (DEN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/den-denver-denver-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Des Moines (IA) (DSM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dsm-des-moines-ia-des-moines-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Destin (VPS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/vps-destin-fort-walton-beach-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Detroit (DTW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dtw-detroit-detroit-metropolitan-wayne-county-airport/) | Yes | – | | [El Paso (ELP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/elp-el-paso-el-paso-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Fairbanks (FAI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/fai-fairbanks-fairbanks-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Fort Lauderdale (FLL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/fll-fort-lauderdale-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Fort Myers (RSW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/rsw-fort-myers-southwest-florida-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Fresno (FAT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/fat-fresno-fresno-yosemite-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Grand Rapids (GRR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/grr-grand-rapids-gerald-r-ford-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Greensboro (GSO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gso-greensboro-piedmont-triad-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Greenville (GSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gsp-greenville-spartanburg-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Guam (GUM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gum-smoking-at-guam-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Gulfport (GPT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gpt-gulfport-biloxi-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Hartford (BDL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bdl-hartford-bradley-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Hilo (ITO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ito-hilo-hilo-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Honolulu (HNL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/hnl-honolulu-honolulu-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Houston Hobby (HOU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/hou-houston-william-p-hobby-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Houston Intercontinental (IAH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/iah-houston-george-bush-intercontinental-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Huntsville (AL) (HSV)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/hsv-huntsville-al-huntsville-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Indianapolis (IND)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ind-indianapolis-indianapolis-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Islip (ISP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/isp-long-island-macarthur-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Jacksonville (JAX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/jax-jacksonville-jacksonville-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [John Wayne (SNA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sna-orange-county-john-wayne-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Juneau (JNU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/jnu-juneau-juneau-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Kahului (OGG)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ogg-kahului-kahului-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Kansas City (MCI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mci-kansas-city-kansas-city-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Ketchikan (KTN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Key West (EYW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/eyw-key-west-key-west-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Knoxville (TYS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tys-knoxville-mcghee-tyson-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Kona (KOA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/koa-kona-kona-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Lansing Capital Region (LAN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lan-lansing-capital-region-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Las Vegas (LAS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport-las-smoking-zones/) | Yes | Yes | | [Lihue (LIH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lih-lihue-lihue-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Little Rock (LIT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lit-little-rock-clinton-national-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Long Beach (LGB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lgb-long-beach-long-beach-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lax-smoking-at-los-angeles-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Louisville (SDF)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sdf-louisville-louisville-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Madison (MSN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/msn-madison-dane-county-regional-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Manchester (MHT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mht-manchester-manchester-boston-regional-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Melbourne (FL) (MLB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mlb-melbourne-fl-melbourne-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Memphis (MEM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mem-memphis-memphis-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Miami (MIA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mia-miami-miami-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Milwaukee (MKE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mke-milwaukee-general-mitchell-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Minneapolis (MSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/msp-smoking-at-minneapolis-st-paul-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Myrtle Beach (MYR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/myr-myrtle-beach-myrtle-beach-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Nashville (BNA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bna-nashville-nashville-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [New Orleans (MSY)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/msy-new-orleans-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [New York JFK (JFK)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [New York LaGuardia (LGA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lga-new-york-city-laguardia-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Newark (EWR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ewr-newark-newark-liberty-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Newburgh Stewart (SWF)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/swf-newburgh-stewart-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Norfolk (ORF)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/orf-norfolk-norfolk-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Oakland (OAK)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/oak-oakland-metropolitan-oakland-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Oklahoma City (OKC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/okc-oklahoma-city-will-rogers-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/oma-omaha-eppley-airfield/) | Yes | – | | [Ontario CA (ONT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ont-ontario-ontario-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Orlando (MCO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mco-orlando-orlando-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Palm Springs (PSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/psp-palm-springs-palm-springs-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Panama City Beach Northwest Florida Beaches (ECP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ecp-panama-city-beach-northwest-florida-beaches-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Pensacola (PNS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pns-pensacola-pensacola-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Philadelphia (PHL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/phl-philadelphia-philadelphia-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Phoenix (PHX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Pittsburgh (PIT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pit-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Portland (PDX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pdx-portland-or-portland-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Portland (ME) International Jetport (PWM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pwm-portland-me-portland-international-jetport/) | Yes | – | | [Providence T.F. Green (PVD)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pvd-providence-t-f-green-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Raleigh (RDU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/rdu-raleigh-durham-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Reno (RNO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/rno-reno-reno-tahoe-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Richmond (RIC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ric-richmond-richmond-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Rochester (NY) Greater Rochester (ROC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/roc-rochester-ny-greater-rochester-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Sacramento (SMF)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/smf-sacramento-sacramento-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Salt Lake City (SLC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Antonio (SAT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sat-san-antonio-san-antonio-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Bernardino (SBD)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sbd-san-bernardino-san-bernardino-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Diego (SAN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/san-san-diego-san-diego-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Francisco (SFO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Jose (SJC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sjc-san-jose-ca-san-jose-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [San Juan (SJU)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sju-san-juan-luis-munoz-marin-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Sarasota (SRQ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/srq-sarasota-sarasota-bradenton-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Savannah (SAV)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sav-savannah-savannah-hilton-head-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Seattle (SEA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/sea-seattle-seattle-tacoma-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Seattle Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lke-seattle-kenmore-air-harbor-seaplane-base/) | Yes | – | | [Seattle King County (BFI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bfi-seattle-king-county-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Snohomish County (WA) (PAE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pae-snohomish-county-wa-paine-field/) | Yes | – | | [Spokane (GEG)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/geg-spokane-spokane-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [St. Louis (STL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/stl-st-louis-lambert-saint-louis-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [St. Petersburg (FL) St. Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pie-st-petersburg-fl-st-petersburg-clearwater-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [St. Thomas (STT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/stt-st-thomas-cyril-e-king-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Syracuse Hancock (SYR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/syr-syracuse-syracuse-hancock-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Tallahassee (TLH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tlh-tallahassee-tallahassee-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Tampa (TPA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Tucson (TUS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tus-tucson-tucson-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Tulsa (TUL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tul-tulsa-tulsa-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Washington Dulles (IAD)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/iad-washington-d-c-washington-dulles-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Washington Reagan (DCA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dca-washington-d-c-ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport/) | Yes | – | | [West Palm Beach (DJT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/djt-west-palm-beach-trump-international-airport/) | Yes | – | | [White Plains (HPN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/hpn-white-plains-westchester-county-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Wilmington (ILM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ilm-wilmington-wilmington-international-airport/) | Yes | – | Everywhere else, a cigarette between flights means leaving the secure area and screening again. There is no federal law requiring airports to be smoke-free; state and city clean-indoor-air laws steadily extended to airport terminals through the 2000s and 2010s, and almost every airport closed the indoor smoking rooms and lounges that major US hubs once had. Travellers who haven’t flown domestically in a decade are often caught out. ## How US Airport Smoking Actually Works The practical rule is straightforward: no smoking inside the terminal — set by state and local law, not by any federal airport rule. What varies is how far outside the terminal you have to stand, what counts as “outside”, and whether the airport authority has marked a designated area or just defaulted to the state setback distance. **The 25-foot default.** Most US airports follow a 25-foot setback from any door, window, or air-intake vent. This is the rule at Atlanta, JFK, Newark, Boston Logan, Houston, and the majority of mid-sized airports. Designated areas — marked with signage and standing ash receptacles — are placed past this distance. **State-specific stricter rules.** California (20 feet statewide, the rule at LAX, SFO and San Diego), Hawaii (a cabin-to-curb ban at HNL/KOA/ITO, which leaves the parking lots, garage floors, HNL’s roadway medians and ITO’s ground-level sidewalks), Virginia (10 feet at Reagan National, plus a $25 civil penalty under the state’s Indoor Clean Air Act for continuing to smoke in a posted no-smoking area after a warning), and Massachusetts (25 feet, with thirteen marked areas on Massport’s Logan map) each layer additional restrictions. New York’s Port Authority airports (JFK, LGA, EWR) enforce 25 feet from any entrance, exit or air intake; Newark alone marks 10 designated outdoor areas across its three terminals. **City ordinances on top of state law.** Houston applies a 25-foot rule at both IAH and Hobby. San Francisco keeps California’s 20 feet at SFO and layers its own vaping ordinance on top. A few airports ban smoking on all airport property, including parking structures — Indianapolis (IND) is the clearest example. **Tribal-managed airports.** A handful of small Western US airports sit on tribal land and follow tribal authority rules rather than state law, which can be either stricter or more permissive than the surrounding state’s. For a full state-by-state breakdown — including the statutes behind each rule — see our [US airport smoking laws by state](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/us-airport-smoking-laws-by-state/) guide. ## Where You Can Smoke Without Leaving Security **[Las Vegas Harry Reid International (LAS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/las-vegas-harry-reid-international-airport-las-smoking-zones/).** Nevada’s gaming exemption preserved indoor smoking at LAS. The airport operates enclosed gaming lounges with slot machines on concourses B, C, D and E, all past security — Barney’s Lounge near Gate C25 is the full-service one, a smoking bar with drinks and gaming machines where a beverage purchase is the price of entry. Landside, the Bud 29 Track Lounge in the Terminal 1 Esplanade does the same job before the checkpoint. It is the biggest US hub where you can smoke indoors without leaving security. **[Nashville (BNA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bna-nashville-nashville-international-airport/).** The Travelers Post in Concourse B near Gate B10 is a ventilated indoor smoking lounge and tobacco shop, airside, open 6 AM to 8 PM daily. Entry is 21\+ and costs $10, which covers complimentary coffee and snacks and a full bar; veterans and active military with ID enter free. Concourses A, C and D have no indoor area, so allow time to walk over. **[Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gpt-gulfport-biloxi-international-airport/).** The airport lists a post-security filtered smoking room among its terminal amenities — an indoor room on the secure side, free and open to any traveller who has cleared the checkpoint, usable while the terminal is open (two hours before the first departure until the last arrival). Mississippi never passed a comprehensive clean-indoor-air act, which is why the filtered smoking room at Gulfport-Biloxi is still there when almost every other US indoor room has closed. **[Miami (MIA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mia-miami-miami-international-airport/).** The open-air atrium attached to TGI Friday’s in Concourse D, on the Level 2 departures side by Gate D36, is walled and roofed with a gap at the roofline — that gap is what classifies it as an outdoor space under Florida law, and it is why you can smoke there without leaving the building. Cigarettes and cigars only; e-cigarettes belong at the landside outdoor areas. Hours track the restaurant, roughly 7 AM to 10:30 PM. **[Tampa (TPA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/), [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lax-smoking-at-los-angeles-international-airport/), [Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gsp-greenville-spartanburg-international-airport/) and [Dayton (DAY)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/day-dayton-oh-dayton-international-airport/).** These four put outdoor space on the secure side. TPA has a smoking area on each of its four airsides — beside Gate 18 (A), near Gate 30 (C), opposite Gate 62 (E) and across from Gate 88 (F). LAX has patios at TBIT (Gate 130), Terminal 2 and Terminal 7, all reachable on the airside walkways. GSP has the open-air Airside Garden off the Grand Hall, and DAY keeps one designated spot near its Field Maintenance Building — the smaller airport’s only post-security option. **[Melbourne, Florida (MLB)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/mlb-melbourne-fl-melbourne-international-airport/).** The Premium Lounge, past security in the departures area, has an outdoor smoking terrace reached from inside — a lounge-membership card, a premium TUI ticket or a $40 walk-in pass all get you in, seasonally from April to December. It is a rare regional airport with an after-security smoking option; access runs through the lounge rather than a general airside area. Two more indoor options sit behind a narrower door: [Anchorage’s airside transit lounge (ANC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/anc-anchorage-ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport/), where smoking is permitted, and [the glass smoking room inside Bangor’s International Transit Lounge (BGR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bgr-bangor-bangor-international-airport/) are both reserved for international transit and technical-stop passengers who cannot clear customs. Everyone else at those two airports uses the outdoor curbside areas. ## What to Expect at Major US Airports The page-by-page details for every US airport — including exact gate and door numbers for the outdoor areas, specific terminal exits to use, and any quirks like Tampa’s four airside spots or Detroit’s McNamara Terminal layout — are on the individual airport pages below. A few highlights worth knowing: - **[Tampa (TPA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/)** has the most after-security outdoor areas of any US airport in our coverage — one on each of the four airsides (Gates 18, 30, 62 and 88), so a smoke break needs no shuttle back to the Main Terminal - **[Atlanta (ATL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/atl-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/)** marks its outdoor areas at the terminal doors — N1 and the N3-N4 stretch plus lower-level LN1/LN2 at Terminal North, the S1-S2 and S4-S5 stretches and S6 plus lower-level LS1/LS2 at Terminal South, and the International Terminal’s D1/D3 (departures) and A1/A3 (arrivals). None of the seven concourses has one - **[Los Angeles (LAX)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/lax-smoking-at-los-angeles-international-airport/)** has post-security outdoor patios at TBIT (Gate 130), Terminal 2, and Terminal 7 — a rare US “airside outdoor” arrangement, and every terminal connects airside so you can walk to one - **[Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gsp-greenville-spartanburg-international-airport/)** keeps its open-air Airside Garden off the post-security Grand Hall — an outdoor garden inside the secure area where smokers head for the ashtray-equipped terraces - **[Boston Logan (BOS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/bos-boston-logan-international-airport/)** carries the longest list of curbside areas — thirteen on Massport’s map across Terminals A, B and C, identified by the numbered door you step out of - **[Detroit Metro (DTW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dtw-detroit-detroit-metropolitan-wayne-county-airport/)** puts its areas outside on the ground/arrivals level at both the McNamara and Evans terminals, landside — the concourses and the ExpressTram tunnel are smoke-free, so a break means exiting and re-clearing TSA - **[Honolulu (HNL)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/hnl-honolulu-honolulu-international-airport/)** bans smoking cabin to curb under Hawaii’s HRS 328J, open-air walkways and gardens included — the marked spots are the 2nd-level roadway median, the ground-level Diamond Head tour area, the garage floors and the uncovered lots, all 20 ft from any door, window or vent. The strictest of the big US airports, with [Indianapolis (IND)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/ind-indianapolis-indianapolis-international-airport/), [Charleston (CHS)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/chs-charleston-sc-charleston-international-airport/) and [Palm Springs (PSP)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/psp-palm-springs-palm-springs-international-airport/) allowing no smoking anywhere on their property, so there you smoke off airport grounds - **[Guam (GUM)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/gum-smoking-at-guam-airport/)** runs on its own territorial law rather than a state statute — the Natasha Protection Act permits open-air smoking at least 20 feet from the terminal doors, and uniquely authorizes an enclosed smoking room too; travellers described one operating in the food court on the departure concourse, past security, as recently as January 2026 - **[Pittsburgh (PIT)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/pit-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-international-airport/)** has its areas at the north and south ends of the terminal, 50 ft clear of the entrances; the consolidated terminal that opened on 18 November 2025 replaced the old people mover with a short Skybridge, so the walk is far quicker than the 45-60 minutes it used to take — the TSA checkpoint still has to be re-cleared - **[Hartsfield-Jackson](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/atl-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/)** and **[Dallas/Fort Worth](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/usa/dfw-smoking-at-dallas-fort-worth-airport/)** are big enough that a smoke break costs 30 to 60 minutes door to gate, and 45 minutes from ATL’s Concourse F alone ## Tips for Smokers Flying in the US - For layovers under 3 hours, plan to wait until your destination unless you’re transiting Las Vegas, Nashville, Gulfport-Biloxi, Miami, Tampa, LAX, Greenville-Spartanburg, Dayton, or Melbourne, Florida (that one through its paid lounge) - Check your specific airport’s policy before flying — individual areas get moved, and Tampa and Miami both flag that theirs can shift - Keep your boarding pass and ID ready — re-clearing security after a smoke break can add 30\+ minutes - E-cigarettes and vapes follow the same rules as cigarettes at nearly every US airport; Miami is the exception, allowing cigarettes and cigars in its atrium and sending vapers outside - Cannabis stays illegal under federal law everywhere, so it is prohibited at US airports even in legal-recreational states ## Related Guides - [US airport smoking laws by state](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/us-airport-smoking-laws-by-state/) — the statute behind every setback rule, all 50 states plus DC - [Airports with smoking areas after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/airports-with-smoking-areas-after-security/) — every airport worldwide where you can smoke without leaving the secure area - [Airports with indoor smoking lounges](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/airports-with-indoor-smoking-lounges/) — the full country-grouped list of indoor rooms, including LAS and BNA - [Can you smoke or vape at airports?](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/can-you-smoke-or-vape-at-airports/) — vaping, bathroom myths, and what airline lounges actually allow ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at US airports? Yes — at the designated outdoor areas on the terminal curbs, which nearly every US airport marks on its arrivals and departures roadways, set back from the doors by 20 to 25 feet in most states (Reagan National’s 10 feet and Pittsburgh’s 50 feet are the outliers). There is no federal airport smoking ban: federal law only prohibits smoking aboard flights, and it is state and city clean-indoor-air laws, which extended to airport terminals through the 2000s and 2010s, that made them smoke-free indoors. A handful of airports keep smoking on the secure side: indoor rooms at Las Vegas Harry Reid (LAS), Nashville (BNA) and Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT), Miami’s open-air atrium by Gate D36, and outdoor areas past the checkpoint at Tampa (TPA), Los Angeles (LAX), Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Dayton (DAY) — plus a paid-lounge terrace at Melbourne, Florida (MLB). ### Which US airports have smoking lounges? Four US airports allow indoor smoking after security, each on its own terms: Las Vegas Harry Reid (LAS), where the enclosed gaming lounges on concourses B, C, D and E include Barney’s Lounge near Gate C25 (a drink purchase is the price of entry), plus the landside Bud 29 Track Lounge in the Terminal 1 Esplanade; Nashville (BNA), where the Travelers Post in Concourse B near Gate B10 charges $10 for adults 21 and over; Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT), with a free filtered smoking room past security; and Guam (GUM), where travellers described an enclosed smoking room in the departures food court in January 2026\. Anchorage (ANC) and Bangor (BGR) allow smoking in transit lounges reserved for international transit passengers who cannot clear customs. For outdoor smoking after security, Tampa (TPA) has an area on each of its four airsides — by Gates 18, 30, 62 and 88 — and Miami (MIA) keeps its open-air atrium by Gate D36. ### Where is smoking strictly banned at US airports? Indianapolis (IND), Charleston, South Carolina (CHS) and Palm Springs (PSP) allow no smoking anywhere on airport property — indoor and outdoor spaces, sidewalks, curbside and the parking garages alike — so a cigarette means leaving airport grounds entirely. Hawaii is the strictest state — at Honolulu (HNL), Kona (KOA) and Hilo (ITO), HRS 328J bans smoking cabin to curb, open-air walkways and gardens included, which leaves the parking lots and garage floors, HNL’s roadway medians and ITO’s ground-level public sidewalks as the places to smoke, all at least 20 feet from any door, window or vent. Most other US airports allow smoking in marked outdoor areas beyond the state-mandated setback distance from any door, window, or air-intake vent. ### What are the state setback rules for US airports? Setback distances vary by state. California enforces a 20-foot rule statewide, which is what LAX, SFO and San Diego apply. Massachusetts sets 25 feet, and Massport’s Logan map marks thirteen outdoor areas across Terminals A, B and C. Virginia’s Reagan National keeps smokers 10 feet from the doors, and the state’s Indoor Clean Air Act adds a $25 civil penalty for continuing to smoke in a posted no-smoking area after a warning. The Port Authority airports (JFK, LGA, EWR) work to 25 feet from any entrance, exit or air intake, with 10 marked areas at Newark alone. Houston applies 25 feet at both IAH and Hobby. The rule of thumb: stay 25 feet from any terminal entrance unless a closer designated area is signposted. ### Can I smoke during a US airport layover? Yes — at most US airports by exiting the secure area, smoking at an outdoor curbside area, and re-clearing security, which is realistic on layovers of three hours or more. Las Vegas (LAS), Nashville (BNA), Gulfport-Biloxi (GPT), Miami (MIA), Tampa (TPA), Los Angeles (LAX), Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Dayton (DAY) need none of that, since their smoking areas sit past the checkpoint; Melbourne, Florida (MLB) has one too, inside its paid Premium Lounge. At the biggest hubs budget the round trip generously: Atlanta (ATL) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) run 30 to 60 minutes door to gate, and a break from ATL’s Concourse F takes 45 minutes on its own.