DENVER – ­March 1, 2018 –  Denver International Airport’s (DEN) is now a smoke-free facility with today’s closure of the last remaining smoking lounge. The Smokin’ Bear Lodge Smoking Lounge, located in the center of Concourse C, closed due to the end of its lease agreement. It will be replaced with a new restaurant following a remodel of the space.

Designated smoking areas at the airport are now located outside the Jeppesen Terminal on levels 4, 5 and 6. Smoking outside of designated areas, including the use of e-cigarettes, is prohibited on airport property. There are also designated smoking areas on level 2 outside the Westin service doors on the east and west sides.

In becoming smoke-free, DEN joins more than 600 other airports nationwide as a 100-percent smoke-free facility, according to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

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