Smoking at Austria Airports (VIE)

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Vienna Airport (VIE) is one of the few EU hubs that still keeps official indoor smoking rooms in the gate areas after security. Austria was a notably late adopter of indoor smoking bans, and its main airport reflects that history. Salzburg Airport (SZG) keeps a smaller version of the same setup — a single smoking booth at Gate 9. Innsbruck (INN), Austria’s ski-charter gateway, publishes no smoking area, so smokers there use the outdoor landside area, where Austrian law permits open-air smoking, before security.

For international travel through Austria, Vienna (VIE) is the airport that matters; Salzburg (SZG) and Innsbruck (INN) serve regional and heavily seasonal winter-sports traffic.

How Austrian Airport Smoking Works

Austria restricts indoor smoking in public spaces; Vienna and Salzburg carve out designated airside exceptions:

Vienna (VIE): official indoor smoking rooms after security at Gates C, D, F34/F35 and G16/G32, plus paid lounge terraces
Salzburg (SZG): a single smoking booth at Gate 9 in Terminal 1, the one indoor exception to the airport’s no-smoking rule
Innsbruck (INN): publishes no smoking area — outdoor landside only, where Austrian law permits open-air smoking
Landside at every airport, smoking is outdoors only, outside the terminal buildings
E-cigarettes are treated the same as smoking under Austria’s TNRSG law — use whichever smoking option applies at each airport, indoor or outdoor

Vienna International Airport (VIE)

Austria’s main gateway and a Star Alliance hub for Austrian Airlines, in Schwechat south-east of the city. The airport’s own guide lists official indoor smoking rooms at Gates C and D, at Gates F34 and F35, and at Gates G16 and G32, plus paid smoking terraces in the VIENNA Lounge (Terminal 1) and a smokers’ booth in front of the SKY Lounge (Terminal 3). See our Vienna Airport smoking guide.

Salzburg Airport (SZG)

Austria’s second-busiest airport, with heavy winter ski-charter traffic. The airport’s own safety page names one indoor exception to its no-smoking rule: a smoking booth at Gate 9 in Terminal 1, after security. Landside, outdoor smoking is unrestricted. See our Salzburg Airport smoking guide.

Innsbruck Airport (INN)

A regional gateway ringed by the Alps, best known for winter charter traffic to Tyrol’s ski resorts. The airport publishes no smoking area; smoke outside the terminal building, landside, where Austrian law permits open-air smoking. See our Innsbruck Airport smoking guide.

Tips for Smokers at Austrian Airports

Vienna is one of the rare EU hubs with airside indoor smoking rooms — look for Gates C, D, F34/F35 or G16/G32
At Salzburg, the only indoor option is the Gate 9 booth in Terminal 1
At Innsbruck, smoke landside before security — the airport publishes no smoking area; Austrian law permits open-air smoking outside the terminal building
E-cigarettes follow the smoking rules at each airport — indoor rooms where they exist, or the outdoor landside option

Austria Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

Airport	After security	Indoor room	Outdoor area
Smoking at Innsbruck Airport – INN	–	–	Yes
Smoking at Salzburg Airport – SZG	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vienna International Airport (VIE)	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated: September 4, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Vienna Airport (VIE)?

Yes — Vienna International Airport keeps official indoor smoking rooms after security, which is unusual for the EU. The airport’s own guide lists them at Gates C and D, at Gates F34 and F35, and at Gates G16 and G32, plus paid lounge terraces in the VIENNA Lounge and SKY Lounge.

Is there smoking after security at Vienna Airport?

Yes — the gate-area smoking rooms at Gates C, D, F34/F35 and G16/G32 are airside, so you can smoke during a layover without leaving the secure zone. Austria was a late adopter of smoking bans, so Vienna kept its indoor rooms where most EU airports removed theirs.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Austrian airports?

Yes — anywhere smoking is permitted. Austria’s TNRSG law treats vaping the same as smoking, so at each airport, use whichever smoking option applies: Vienna’s or Salzburg’s indoor rooms airside, or the outdoor landside area at any of the three.

Which Austrian airports have indoor smoking after security?

Vienna (VIE) has the most, with rooms at Gates C, D, F34/F35 and G16/G32. Salzburg (SZG) has a single smoking booth at Gate 9 in Terminal 1. Innsbruck (INN) publishes no smoking area — smoke outside the terminal building, landside, where Austrian law permits open-air smoking.

Where can I smoke landside at Austrian airports?

Outdoors, outside the terminal buildings, before security — this is the option at every Austrian airport, including Innsbruck, where it’s the only confirmed choice.