Vaping FAQs

is vaping in airports in designated smoking areas

by Thelma Raynor Published 1 year ago Updated 1 year ago
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Smoking at the airport is only allowed at designated spots outside the terminals. Smoking and vaping (or e-cigarettes) are permitted only in designated areas in front of the terminals, 25 feet from entrances. 12 of 13 Washington Dulles International Airport

Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport is a major public airport located six miles southeast of Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States. In 2018, MCO handled 47,696,627 passengers, making it the busiest airport in the state of Florida and the tenth-busiest airport in the United States.

Smoking in the airport is only allowed in designated smoking lounges.

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What are the busiest airports for vaping?

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the US. Vaping is allowed and you can take vapes in areas designated for tobacco smoking. Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the UK. You can bring a vape inside terminal buildings but can instead make use of designated areas outside the terminals.

Can I smoke or vape at the airport?

Smoking and vaping are only permitted outside of the terminal buildings in designated areas located a certain distance from the building's entrance/exit. Click the following links for more information and locations using our terminal maps:

Where can you vape in the US?

There are some vape friendly airports in the US, which include: Laguardia Airport in New York and John F Kennedy International Airport. In these airports, vaping can be done in certain terminals.

Which countries have banned vaping in airports?

Countries that have banned vaping in their airports include: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the US. Vaping is allowed and you can take vapes in areas designated for tobacco smoking. Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the UK.

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What is vaping and what are vape devices?

Let’s get started with the basics. Vaping is defined as the act of inhaling the vapor that is produced by an electronic cigarette or a vaporizer. The inhaled vapor is produced from materials like e-liquid, dry herb, or concentrate. Vaping is one of the fastest growing industries in today’s world.

Can you do vaping in the airport?

As a result of this decision, a number of states and regional governments in the US have categorized e cigarettes among the substances that cannot be smoked indoors.

Can You Bring a Vape Pen on a Plane?

Even if the airport does allow you to fly with vape, do not ever vape while you are in the mid-air. This is an unethical and inconsiderate action as other passengers might feel uneasy with vape smoke in an enclosed space. Also, this is against the flying regulations and can result in you in getting a penalty.

Alabama

Smoking is only permitted in designated areas outside of the terminals. There are no smoking areas inside of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.

Alaska

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a non-smoking facility, as such, smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the terminal buildings. Smoking is permitted in designated smoking areas on the commercial curb of the South Terminal and North Terminal.

Arizona

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is subject to Arizona law when it comes to indoor smoking. While smoking tobacco products in public places is prohibited in Arizona, the use of e-cigarettes is not. However, we do encourage Airport visitors to use the designated outdoor smoking areas when using e-cigarettes.

California

Smoking permitted outside of terminals in designated areas. E-Cigarette use is not permitted inside of Los Angeles International Airport. The Tom Bradley International Terminal has a small outdoor smoking section, located behind umami Burger.

Colorado

Denver International Airport’s policy requires e-cigarettes to be treated the same as regular cigarettes and are not allowed to be used in no smoking areas and on aircraft. Airlines may have additional policies about the transportation of e-cigarettes.

Connecticut

The use of both cigarettes and e-cigarettes is prohibited inside the terminals at Bradley International Airport.

Florida

Fort Lauderdale International Airport’s policy for e-cigarettes is the same as for cigarettes. The County Ordinance was changed several years ago to treat them equally. They may only be used in designated smoking areas outside the terminals.

Does Nashville have a vaping lounge?

Yup, Nashville has an in-airport Cigar Company with an adjoining vaping/smoking lounge. Graycliff Cigar Company has two locations, one in Concourse B (near gate B-10) and the other in Concourse C (near gate C-10). Both locations require a purchase in order to use the lounge but since it’s the only game in town, hopefully you can find something you want in their store.#N#https://www.flynashville.com/dine-and-shop/Pages/ShopsServices.aspx#N#We also found several airports widely reported on vaping websites to be electronic cigarette friendly. Upon investigation, we found these reports to be outdated.

Do airports have no smoking signs?

Although the iconic “no smoking” sign is still installed in most aircraft, gone are the days when it was switched off after reaching cruising altitude. These days, vapers and smokers are hard pressed to even find an airport that accommodates them without forcing them outside. And with the massively ramped up security involved in TSA screenings, running out to the curb for a quick vape is also no longer feasible. While rare, there are still a few airports that accommodate vapers and smokers, you just have to know where to find them.

Does Atlanta airport allow smoking?

This Atlanta airport is a major hub and one of the busiest airports in the United States. It also still caters to vapers and smokers because, as airport spokesperson Myrna White wryly observed, “We’ve found that if authorized smoking areas are not provided, some passengers – especially those smokers who have just ended long international flights – find unauthorized places to smoke.”

Is vaping reshaped?

The vape world is being radically reshaped by regulatory changes right now. Even though it's hard to keep up, we want to make sure you know what is coming so you don't waste your money.

Is it illegal to smoke in public?

And with that, smoking has been banned in most public places, usually via state, county or city ordinances.

Is Charleston airport vaping free?

Anyway, I was perusing the internet recently and read that as of September 1, 2021, Charleston International Airport (CHS) is now smoke and vape free. As a non-smoker, I was certainly happy to read that, but was also surprised that it was still allowing smoking.

Is smoking allowed in CHS?

But 2015, airport employees weren’t allowed to smoke anywhere on airport property, even in the designated smoking areas. And now there’s no smoking on CHS property, period.

Can you smoke in an airport?

Most airports don’t allow smoking indoors whatsoever, but have designated smoking sections outside. Those can vary from anywhere outside to only in specific places outdoors.

Is Alaska a smoke free airport?

Alaska: All enclosed areas of Alaska airports are required to be smokefree by state law, except that designated smoking areas are permitted in the international terminal for passengers who are in transit and are restricted from leaving the airport. The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has such a terminal.

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