José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE)

Guayaquil's José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport is a tough airport for smokers. Smoking is only permitted in designated outdoor areas outside the terminal buildings, and there are no smoking facilities of any kind once you pass through security. If you are connecting here and need a cigarette, you will have to exit the terminal entirely, smoke outside, and then go back through the full security screening process before your next flight.

Before Security

The only confirmed smoking option at GYE is outside the terminal buildings in designated outdoor areas. The source does not specify exact door numbers or signage, but these areas are landside, meaning you need to be before security or willing to exit the building entirely.

• Designated outdoor smoking zones are located outside the terminal, accessible from the arrivals and departures areas before you enter the secured sections of the building.

• No indoor smoking rooms or enclosed smoking lounges exist on the landside either.

After Security

There are no smoking facilities airside at GYE. Once you clear security and enter the departure gates area, you cannot smoke anywhere inside the terminal. There are no paid lounges with smoking terraces reported at this airport, and no standalone smoking cabins past the security checkpoint.

Transit and Connecting Flights

If you have a layover at Guayaquil and want to smoke, the situation is inconvenient. You must exit the terminal building, go through passport control or customs as applicable, smoke in the outdoor designated area outside, and then re-enter and clear security again before your connecting flight. Factor in significant extra time if you plan to do this, especially during busy periods when security queues can be long.

Vaping Rules

No specific information about vaping rules at GYE is available from the sources reviewed. Given that smoking is restricted to outdoor areas only, it is reasonable to assume vaping inside the terminal would also not be permitted, but this is not confirmed.

Bottom Line

Smoke before you enter the terminal or budget serious extra time to exit and re-enter if you are connecting. There are no airside options at all.