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title: "Smoking areas at ATL: where · ATL Airport Guide"
description: "Smoking areas at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: where they are, as the airport lists them."
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updated: "2026-11-15"
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> Independent guide, not the official ATL website. All pages: https://atlairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Smoking areas

Smoking areas at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: where they are, as the airport lists them.

Updated November 15, 2026

More in our guide: [Smoking at ATL: where the outdoor zones are](https://atlairportguide.com/guides/smoking-at-atlanta-airport/).

## Designated smoking zones (outside)

- **Where:**
  - Domestic Terminal North Lower Level: Door LN1 and Door LN2
  - Domestic Terminal North Main: Door N1, and the area between Doors N3 and N4
  - Domestic Terminal South Lower Level: Door LS1 and Door LS2
  - Domestic Terminal South Main: the area between Door S1 and S2, the area between Doors S4 and S5, and Door S6
  - International Terminal Departures (Upper Level): Doors D1 and D3
  - International Terminal Arrivals (Lower Level): Doors A1 and A3
- **Details:** Smoking and vaping are banned inside the airport by City of Atlanta ordinance. The zones are outside, at least 25 feet from the terminal entrance, and under-18s may not smoke there. Breaking the rule can cost a civil penalty of up to $200.

Source: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

## Questions about smoking areas at ATL

### Where can I find the smoking areas at ATL?

Domestic Terminal North Lower Level:

- Door LN1 and Door LN2
- Domestic Terminal North Main: Door N1, and the area between Doors N3 and N4
- Four more are listed under Where above

## Related facilities ATL locates

- [Information desks](https://atlairportguide.com/amenities/information-desks/): Concourse E: 1 (one of 3 listings)

## Good to know

- City of Atlanta ordinance 19-O-1205 prohibits smoking and vaping inside the airport. The Atlanta Police Department enforces it.
- The airport defines smoking as inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying a lighted tobacco product, including cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco.
- It defines vapor products as noncombustible products with a heating element, power source or electronic circuit that make vapor from nicotine in a solution. That includes electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and pipes, and their cartridges.
- All six smoking zones are outside the terminals, and the airport's list names none past security. Two are on Domestic Terminal North, two on Domestic Terminal South, and one each at International departures and arrivals.
- Only ticketed passengers are allowed through TSA security checkpoints, and passengers can reach every concourse and gate from any checkpoint. The Main checkpoint in the Domestic Terminal is open 24 hours.

Source: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport