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# Smoking at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport – YQB

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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/canada/).

## Useful Links

[Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (official)](https://www.aeroportdequebec.com/en)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Québec City Airport?

Yes — at two outdoor smoking areas outside the terminal, at least 9 metres from every door. The terminal building itself is smoke-free at every point inside it, so plan to smoke before you enter or after you land.

### Where are the smoking areas at Québec City Airport?

The airport marks two outdoor smoking areas outside the terminal on its own site map; both sit at least 9 metres from the doors, in line with the distance the airport itself publishes.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Québec City Airport?

The terminal is smoke-free throughout, including the area past the security checkpoint. Both outdoor smoking areas sit outside the secure zone, so a passenger who has already cleared security needs to exit and go through screening again to reach one.

### Can I smoke inside the terminal at Québec City Airport?

The terminal building at Québec City Airport is smoke-free at every point inside it. Both of the airport’s outdoor smoking areas are outside the building, at least 9 metres from the doors.

### Can I vape at Québec City Airport?

Yes — Québec’s Tobacco Control Act treats vape products the same as tobacco products, so e-cigarettes follow the same 9-metre rule and use the same two outdoor areas. Vaping is not permitted anywhere inside the terminal.

### Can I smoke during a connection at Québec City Airport?

Yes — by exiting the secure area, smoking at one of the two outdoor areas, and clearing security again before your next flight. The airport’s own FAQ tells passengers to give themselves enough time to go back through the checkpoint.