Yes, you can smoke at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) — at the designated outdoor area outside Terminal 3, on the steps between the ground-floor and upper-level entrances. The terminal interior is smoke-free, so plan your cigarette before security or after you land.
是的,您可以在沈阳桃仙国际机场(SHE)吸烟——吸烟区位于T3航站楼户外,在一层和二层出入口之间的台阶处。航站楼室内全面禁烟,请在过安检前或抵达出站后再吸烟。
Shenyang Taoxian is the main airport of Liaoning province and a hub for China Southern Airlines, handling close to 25 million passengers a year through the single Terminal 3, which opened on 15 August 2013 when the earlier Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 buildings closed to passengers.
沈阳桃仙国际机场是辽宁省的主要机场,也是中国南方航空的枢纽,年旅客吞吐量接近2500万人次,所有航班均使用T3航站楼——该航站楼于2013年8月15日启用,较早的T1和T2航站楼当天同步停止对旅客开放。
Terminal 3 Outdoor Smoking Area
A dated 2025 Chinese Q&A post describes the designated smoking area as outside Terminal 3, on the outdoor steps between the ground-floor and upper-level entrances/exits, before security.
T3航站楼户外吸烟区 — 据一篇注明日期的2025年中文问答帖子,指定吸烟区位于T3航站楼户外,安检前的一层和二层出入口之间的台阶处。
After Security
The same 2025 post states there is no smoking room inside Terminal 3 past security, and a separate Chinese Q&A post agrees the airport has not opened a passenger smoking room. If you are transiting and want a cigarette, you would need to exit through arrivals and re-clear security to get back to the gates.
安检后 — 同一篇2025年帖子指出T3航站楼安检后没有吸烟室,另一篇中文问答帖子也认为机场并未开设面向旅客的吸烟室。如果您正在中转并想吸烟,须经到达层出站并重新过安检才能返回登机口。
Vaping
Shenyang’s smoke-control ordinance, in force since October 2021, explicitly defines smoking to include e-cigarette vapour, so vapes are not permitted inside Terminal 3 — use the same outdoor area at the terminal steps for both cigarettes and vapes.
电子烟 — 沈阳市控制吸烟条例自2021年10月起施行,明确将电子烟气雾纳入“吸烟”定义,因此T3航站楼室内不得使用电子烟——请在同一处T3户外台阶区域使用。
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal (T3) | No | Smoke-free under Shenyang’s public-places rules |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking room; exit and re-clear to smoke |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Designated area on the steps outside T3 |
| Vaping | Outdoor only | Same T3 outdoor area; not permitted indoors |
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。