Yes, you can smoke at Hobart Airport (HBA) — in the undercover designated area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, right outside the single terminal building. Everything indoors, including all gate areas, is smoke-free, so this landside spot is the only place to light up.
Where to Smoke at Hobart Airport
Hobart runs one combined terminal for both domestic and international flights, and the airport’s own terminal guide names a single designated spot: an undercover smoking area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, fitted with cigarette receptacles. It sits landside, a short walk from the terminal doors, so smoke there before joining the check-in or security queue.
International arrivals — currently a seasonal Air New Zealand service to Auckland, using a swing gate at the south-eastern end of the terminal — land at the same building and reach the landside smoking area after clearing customs, biosecurity and baggage claim.
Tasmania’s Smoke-Free Rules
Tasmania’s Public Health Act 1997 keeps the whole terminal smoke-free indoors and bans smoking within 3 metres of any building entrance or exit, so the Pick Up/Drop Off spot is positioned to clear that buffer. There is no airside smoking facility at Hobart — Brisbane’s Level 3 Smoking Balcony after security remains the only exception on the Australian network; see Brisbane’s Level 3 Smoking Balcony if your itinerary routes that way.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Vaping is allowed in the same undercover area as smoking — the airport’s own terminal guide lists e-cigarettes, vaping devices and herbal cigarettes alongside tobacco at the Pick Up/Drop Off spot, with nowhere else in the terminal permitted. Australia sells vapes through pharmacies only — the Therapeutic Goods Administration allows strengths of 20 mg/mL nicotine or less to adults 18 and over without a prescription, and higher strengths on prescription — so no shop at the airport stocks them. Travellers arriving from overseas may bring a small personal quantity in accompanied baggage for their own use and declare it to the Australian Border Force; a prescription or doctor’s letter is not required.
Summary
| Area | Smoking? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior | No | Smoke-free under Tasmanian law |
| Airside / after security | No | No airside smoking area |
| Pick Up/Drop Off lane (landside) | Yes | Undercover, southern end, cigarette receptacles |
| Vaping | Yes | Same undercover area; sold in pharmacies only |
For Australia-wide airport smoking rules, the vape restrictions and every other Australian airport, see our Australia smoking guide.