Yes, you can smoke at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) — at one of two outdoor areas outside the terminal, kept at least 9 metres from every door. The terminal building is smoke-free throughout, so your last chance to light up is before you go inside, or your first chance is right after you land.
Québec City’s airport is the region’s main gateway, a single-terminal facility handling both domestic and international flights.
Where to Smoke
The airport’s own site marks two outdoor smoking areas outside the terminal, both set at least 9 metres from any door — the distance the airport itself specifies. They sit outside the secure zone, so departing passengers should use them before check-in and screening, and arriving passengers can reach them after they exit.
There is no indoor smoking room anywhere in the building — the terminal is smoke-free inside at every point, and the two outdoor areas are the only exception on airport property.
After Security and Connecting
Once you clear the security checkpoint, YQB has no smoking area of any kind until you reach your destination. For a connection, the airport’s own FAQ tells passengers to exit the secure area, use one of the two outdoor smoking areas, and give themselves enough time to go back through the checkpoint before their flight.
Vaping
Québec’s Tobacco Control Act treats vape products the same as tobacco products, and the province’s own guidance states that vaping is forbidden everywhere smoking is prohibited. That puts e-cigarettes at YQB under the same rule as cigarettes: use one of the two outdoor areas, kept at least 9 metres from the doors, with no vaping anywhere inside the terminal.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free throughout the building |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking area past the checkpoint |
| Outdoor areas (9 m from doors) | Yes | Two designated outdoor smoking areas |
| Vaping | Same outdoor areas | Treated the same as smoking under Québec law |
For Canada’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Canada airport guide.