Yes, you can smoke at Innsbruck Airport (INN) outside the terminal building, landside, where Austrian law permits smoking in the open air. Innsbruck’s official site details its security rules, lounge and dining facilities without a dedicated smoking policy page, and the airport publishes no smoking area, so the reliable option is outside before you reach the checkpoint.
Innsbruck Airport (Kranebitten, INN) is a regional gateway ringed by the Alps, best known for winter charter traffic to Tyrol’s ski resorts.
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
Outside the terminal building, landside, open-air smoking is lawful under Austrian law; the airport does not mark a specific spot, so this is the general legal default rather than a signed area. It applies before you head into the building or join the security line, and on arrival, once you’ve collected your bags.
After Security
Innsbruck’s official site — its security and baggage rules, lounge page and dining page — does not list a smoking area airside or anywhere else in the terminal. Smoke landside before the checkpoint, since there’s no confirmed spot once you’re through to the gates. If you’re connecting onward, see our guide to smoking during layovers for how to plan around a checkpoint with no confirmed airside option.
Vaping
Austria’s Tabak- und Nichtraucherinnen- bzw. Nichtraucherschutzgesetz (TNRSG) extends its smoking bans to e-cigarettes, with no exceptions for enclosed public places. At INN, with no confirmed indoor area, that means vaping follows cigarettes outdoors, landside.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal interior | No confirmed area | Whole building treated as non-smoking |
| Landside, outside the terminal | Yes | Open air permitted under Austrian law; no marked spot |
| After security (airside) | No confirmed area | Smoke before the checkpoint |
| Vaping | Yes | Same open-air landside allowance |
For Austria’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Austria airport guide.