Yes, you can smoke at Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) — outside the terminal building, landside. Inner Mongolia’s regional health regulation covers enclosed spaces only, so open-air smoking there is not restricted; the airport itself publishes no marked spot.
是的,您可以在呼和浩特白塔国际机场(HET)吸烟——在航站楼外的公共区。内蒙古自治区的地方卫生法规仅覆盖有顶盖的封闭空间,室外吸烟不受此限制;机场本身未公布具体标示地点。
Baita’s last confirmed operating figures, from a September 2025 report, put daily traffic at more than 300 flights. It is also, at the time of writing, an airport on borrowed time: a new airport is under construction to replace it, and the change could take effect with limited notice.
根据2025年9月的一份报道,白塔机场最近一次确认的运营数据为日均航班量超过300架次。截至本文撰写时,这座机场也正处于"倒计时"阶段——新机场正在建设中以取而代之,转场可能在通知期较短的情况下发生。
Outdoor Smoking — Landside
Smoking is outside the terminal building, landside, where the city regulation covers enclosed spaces only; the airport publishes no marked spot. Hohhot’s continental climate runs well below freezing in winter, so an outdoor cigarette in December or January means dressing for real cold.
户外吸烟——公共区 — 吸烟地点为航站楼外的公共区,当地法规仅覆盖有顶盖的封闭空间,机场未公布具体标示地点。呼和浩特属大陆性气候,冬季气温远低于零度,12月至1月在户外吸烟需做好御寒准备。
Indoor Smoking Rooms — Status Not Confirmed
Older posts from 2022 describe three indoor smoking rooms inside the terminal’s secure zone — opposite Gate 7, near the remote stands, and in the international waiting hall; a separate 2023 post says the airport’s smoking rooms were cancelled. Neither claim has a recent, dated confirmation, so neither is treated as current here. If you’re past security and need a cigarette, ask airport staff whether a room is currently open rather than relying on either report.
室内吸烟室——无近期确认 — 2022年的旧帖子描述隔离区内设有三间室内吸烟室——分别在7号登机口对面、远机位附近和国际候机厅;另有一则2023年的帖子称机场的吸烟室已被取消。两种说法均无近期确认,因此本页均不视为当前状态。如已过安检且需要吸烟,建议直接向机场工作人员询问是否有吸烟室开放,而非依据上述任一说法。
Vaping
The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, and Inner Mongolia’s regulation targets smoking rather than vaping specifically. Use the outdoor landside area until airport staff tell you otherwise.
电子烟 — 机场未公布针对电子烟的单独规定,内蒙古的地方法规也是针对吸烟而非专门针对电子烟。在机场工作人员另行告知前,可使用同一片户外公共区域。
The Move to Hohhot Shengle
Hohhot Shengle International Airport, a new 4F-class airport being built in Horinger County around 38 km from the city centre, is set to replace Baita and take over the HET/ZBHH codes once it opens. The transition was originally scheduled for 27 November 2025 under a Civil Aviation Administration of China notice, with Baita closing the same day. That date slipped: by December 2025 it had moved to “Q1 2026,” and reporting in May 2026 still described the airport as not yet formally open, with the transition “in its final sprint.” Commercial tenders for the new terminal’s retail concessions were still being issued in July 2026 — the newest dated evidence available — so which airport is operating on any given day in September 2026 is not confirmed either way. If Shengle has opened by the time you fly, use its facilities and services in place of what’s described on this page — treat the smoking arrangements here as applying to Baita specifically.
转场至呼和浩特盛乐机场 — 呼和浩特盛乐国际机场是一座4F级新机场,位于距市中心约38公里的和林格尔县,建成后将取代白塔机场,并沿用HET/ZBHH代码。根据中国民航局的通知,转场原计划于2025年11月27日进行,白塔机场同日关闭。该日期已推迟:截至2025年12月,推迟至"2026年第一季度";2026年5月的报道仍称机场尚未正式启用,转场处于"关键冲刺阶段"。2026年7月,新航站楼的商业招商仍在进行——这是目前查到的最新有日期的信息,因此2026年9月当天究竟哪座机场在运营尚无法确认。如您出行时盛乐机场已经启用,请以其设施和服务为准——本页描述的吸烟安排仅适用于白塔机场。
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No current confirmation | Conflicting 2022/2023 reports; do not rely on either |
| After security / airside | No current confirmation | Ask staff on arrival rather than assuming |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Legal by default under the enclosed-spaces-only regulation; no marked spot published |
| Vaping | Yes | Same outdoor landside area; no separate airport rule published |
For China’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our China airport guide.
如需了解中国机场吸烟规定和电子烟法规,请参阅中国机场吸烟指南。