Smoking Policies at 25 Busiest U.S. Airports
| Airport | Annual passengers1 | Smoking permitted? | Where smoking is permitted |
| Atlanta | 79 million | Yes | Eleven lounges in concourses A, B, C, E, T; two bars in concourses A, D. |
| Chicago O'Hare | 70 million | Yes | An American Airlines club room for terminals H and K; a United Airlines club room at Terminal 1's gate C16. |
| Los Angeles | 55 million | No | |
| Dallas/Fort Worth | 53 million | Yes | An American Airlines club room in Terminal A. |
| Denver | 38 million | Yes | Two lounges in concourse B and on level six of Terminal West2. |
| Phoenix | 37 million | Yes | Two lounges in terminals 2 and 4; six bars/restaurants in Terminal 4; two bars/restaurants in Terminal 33. |
| Las Vegas | 36 million | Yes | Nine bars/restaurants; nine lounges: four at A and B gates, two at C gates, two at D gates, one in Terminal 2. |
| Houston | 34 million | No | |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | 33 million | Yes | A Northwest Airlines club room between concourses F and G. |
| Detroit | 33 million | Yes | A bar in McNamara Terminal; the main Northwest Airlines WorldClub at the World Gateway terminal. |
| New York JFK | 32 million | Yes | Club rooms of El Al, Swiss, Varig and Aer Lingus in Terminal 4. |
| Miami | 30 million | No | |
| Newark | 29 million | Yes | A restaurant's bar in Terminal A, a bar in Terminal B. |
| San Francisco | 29 million | No | |
| Orlando | 27 million | No | |
| Seattle-Tacoma | 27 million | No | |
| Philadelphia | 25 million | No | |
| Boston | 23 million | No | |
| New York LaGuardia | 23 million | No | |
| Charlotte | 22 million | Yes | Three bars/restaurants in concourses A, B, C. |
| Cincinnati | 21 million | Yes | Four lounges and two bars/restaurants in terminals 1, 2, 3 and Concourse B; four lounges and two bars/restaurants in Concourse C. |
| St. Louis | 20 million | Yes | Seven lounges in concourses A, B, C, D of main terminal; two lounges near gates E12, E18 of east terminal. |
| Baltimore/Washington | 20 million | Yes | A bar in the main terminal between concourses B and C. |
| Honolulu | 20 million | Yes | Two lounges in international terminal. |
| Salt Lake City | 18 million | Yes | Five lounges in concourses A, B, C. D, E. |
| 1 — 2003 statistics; 2 — Two additional lounges are being built for concourses A and C; 3 — One additional bar/restaurant that will allow smoking will open March 8 in Terminal 4. Sources: USA TODAY research by Gary Stoller, Airports Council International | |||
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