--- title: "Zambia Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoking areas at Zambia airports: Lusaka (LUN) indoor smoking room airside, Livingstone (LVI) a room in international departures, Ndola (NLA) outdoor areas." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # Zambia Airport Smoking Areas Yes — you can smoke at Zambia’s airports, and at the two international gateways you can do it after security. [Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International (LUN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lun-smoking-at-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/) has a designated indoor smoking room airside, after immigration; [Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula (LVI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lvi-smoking-at-livingstone-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport/), the Victoria Falls gateway on the Zambian side, has a smoking room in the international departures area; and [Ndola (NLA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/nla-smoking-at-ndola-simon-mwansa-kapwepwe-international-airport/) in the Copperbelt keeps its smoking outdoors, away from the terminal entrances. Every airport also has outdoor smoking landside. ## Zambia 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula (LVI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lvi-smoking-at-livingstone-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda (LUN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lun-smoking-at-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Ndola Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe (NLA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/nla-smoking-at-ndola-simon-mwansa-kapwepwe-international-airport/) | Yes | – | ## The Major Airports **[Kenneth Kaunda International (LUN)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lun-smoking-at-lusaka-kenneth-kaunda-international-airport/).** Lusaka’s main airport, named after Zambia’s first president; the new terminal opened in 2021\. Airside after immigration, the Pearl Lounge (Terminal 2, upstairs near Gate 4\) has a separate smoking room, and travellers describe a further smoking room in the duty-free area — look for the side entrance, as the front door is often locked. Outdoor smoking areas sit away from the entrances landside. **[Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula (LVI)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/lvi-smoking-at-livingstone-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport/).** Southern tourist gateway to Victoria Falls. A designated smoking room sits in the international departures area, airside — upstairs in the international terminal, as travellers described it in March 2026 — with further outdoor areas outside the compact terminal. **[Ndola Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International (NLA)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/zambia/nla-smoking-at-ndola-simon-mwansa-kapwepwe-international-airport/).** Copperbelt region, in the terminal that opened in 2021\. Smoking is at the designated outdoor areas away from the entrances; clearing security means exiting to smoke. ## Tips for Smokers at Zambian Airports - Lusaka and Livingstone let you smoke after security; Ndola is outdoors only - Lusaka at 1,140m elevation has pleasant climate most of the year - Livingstone hotter — bring water in summer - For long-haul transit, route via Johannesburg or Addis Ababa ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Zambia airports? Yes — Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International (LUN), the country’s primary gateway, has indoor smoking rooms airside after immigration: one inside the Pearl Lounge in Terminal 2, and travellers describe another in the duty-free area. Livingstone Harry Mwanga Nkumbula (LVI), the tourist gateway to Victoria Falls from the Zambian side, has a smoking room in international departures, airside. Ndola (NLA) is outdoor-only, at the designated areas away from the terminal entrances. ### Where can I smoke at Lusaka Airport (LUN)? Airside, after immigration: the Pearl Lounge (Terminal 2, upstairs near Gate 4\) has its own smoking room, and travellers describe a further smoking room in the duty-free area. Before security, smoke outdoors in the areas away from the terminal entrances. ### Where can I smoke at Livingstone Airport (LVI)? In the smoking room in the international departures area, airside — upstairs in the international terminal — or at the outdoor areas outside the compact terminal building. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Zambian airports? Yes — vapes are treated like cigarettes, so use the airside smoking rooms at Lusaka and Livingstone or the outdoor areas at any Zambian airport. Zambia has limited specific regulation on e-cigarettes. ### What should I expect at Zambian airports as a smoker? Compact terminals: Lusaka and Livingstone keep a smoking room airside, and Ndola’s smoking is outdoors, away from the entrances. Lusaka’s elevation (1,140 m) makes the climate generally pleasant; Livingstone is hotter and lower, so bring water for daytime smoke breaks.