Yes, Beijing Daxing Airport (PKX) has designated outdoor smoking areas along the curbside outside the Level 4 departures entrance and outside the ground-level arrivals exits. The airport opened in 2019 under Beijing’s strict indoor smoking ban, so the smoking areas are all outdoors.
是的,北京大兴国际机场(PKX)在4层出发层入口外和地面到达层出口外的路边设有指定户外吸烟区。机场于2019年启用,北京实施严格的室内禁烟规定,因此吸烟区全部位于户外。
Beijing Daxing is the airport China built for the future. Zaha Hadid’s final major project opened in September 2019 — a vast starfish-shaped terminal 46km south of central Beijing that looks like it was designed for the next century. It is stunning; for smokers, the sheer scale of the building turns a quick cigarette into a logistical decision.
北京大兴是中国为未来建造的机场。扎哈·哈迪德的遗作于2019年9月启用——位于北京市中心以南46公里的巨大星形航站楼,设计感超前。建筑令人惊叹,但对吸烟旅客而言,航站楼的庞大规模将短暂吸烟变成需要权衡的安排。
Terminal Layout and Smoking Areas
PKX is a single enormous terminal — the world’s largest single-building airport terminal at roughly 700,000 square meters, with 79 gates fed by five passenger concourses radiating from a central hub like the arms of a starfish. The compact radial design keeps the longest walk to any gate under 600 meters; at this scale even “compact” means a 10-15 minute hike from a tip-of-concourse gate back to the central hall.
For smokers the layout has one blunt implication: plan to smoke before you go airside. Travelers report that open-air spots they used to reach from the departure concourses were closed in 2024, and there is now no confirmed smoking area past security. Designated outdoor smoking areas are landside only — outside the terminal building, before you enter security. The airport’s listed spots: outside doors 3 and 4 on the Level 4 departures curb, outside doors 9 and 10 on the Level 3 curb, and near doors 17 and 18 on the ground level by the arrivals exits. Look for the smoking pictogram on signage near the entrances and drop-off lanes. A smoke break after you’ve cleared security means exiting, smoking outside, and re-screening — a full round trip easily eats an hour.
航站楼布局与吸烟区 — PKX是一座巨大的单体航站楼——约70万平方米,是全球最大的单体航站楼,设79个登机口,五条客运指廊如海星般从中央大厅辐射展开。紧凑的辐射式设计使任何登机口的最远步行距离不超过600米,但即便如此,从指廊末端走回中央大厅仍需10-15分钟。
对吸烟旅客而言,布局有一个直白的含义:请在进入安检区前吸烟。据旅客反映,过去可从出发指廊到达的露天吸烟点已于2024年关闭,目前安检后已无确切的吸烟区。指定户外吸烟区仅设于公共区——航站楼外、进入安检之前。机场公布的吸烟点为:4层出发层3、4号门外,3层9、10号门外,以及1层到达出口附近17、18号门外。在入口和落客区附近认准带吸烟图标的标识。过安检后再吸烟意味着出门、户外吸烟、重新安检——完整往返轻松耗时一小时。
Before Security / Landside
Your best bet at Daxing is to smoke before you enter the terminal. The departures curbside has clearly marked outdoor zones near the main entrance. If you are arriving on the Daxing Airport Express, note it runs only to Caoqiao Station in about 19 minutes — you then transfer to Metro Line 10 or 19 to reach central Beijing — so allow extra time and have your last cigarette outside before heading up to check-in. After landing, the arrivals exits put you next to the outdoor zones within a minute. Lighters are confiscated at Chinese security checkpoints, so don’t expect to carry one through to your gate, and there is no airside smoking anyway.
安检前 / 公共区 — 在大兴最方便的吸烟时机是进入航站楼之前。出发层路边主入口附近设有清晰标识的户外吸烟区。乘坐大兴机场快线抵达者请注意:该线仅运行至草桥站(约19分钟),需换乘地铁10号线或19号线前往北京市中心,因此请预留时间,进入大厅前先到外面抽完最后一支烟。抵达后,到达层出口外步行一分钟即可到达户外吸烟区。中国安检会没收打火机,无法带至登机口,且安检后本无吸烟处。
For China airport smoking rules, indoor vs outdoor rules and provincial bans, see our China smoking guide.
如需了解中国机场吸烟规定、电子烟禁令和各省执法差异,请参阅中国机场吸烟指南。
Useful Links
实用链接 — 北京大兴国际机场官网