Yes, Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN) keeps eight indoor smoking rooms after security, and the airport fits every one of them with a built-in lighter. Terminal 3 has five — gates 5, 8 and 18 in the domestic sterile area, gates 12 and 52 in the international sterile area — and Terminal 4 has three, at gates 63, 68 and 71. Landside, smoking happens in the open air outside the terminal building; Xiamen’s mild subtropical climate makes that a pleasant wait for most of the year.

是的,厦门高崎国际机场(XMN)在安检后设有八间室内吸烟室,每间均配有点烟器。T3候机楼五间——国内隔离区5号、8号、18号登机口,国际隔离区12号、52号登机口;T4候机楼三间,位于63号、68号、71号登机口。公共区方面,吸烟在候机楼建筑外的露天区域进行,厦门温和的亚热带气候使一年中大部分时候的等待都颇为舒适。

There’s something fitting about Xiamen’s reputation as a garden city — clean, livable, with coastal air that smells fresh and streets lined with banyan trees. Which terminal you are in decides your walk: Terminal 3, in service since 8 November 1996, handles every international flight and every Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan service, plus the domestic flights of Xiamen Airlines, China Southern and Hebei Airlines; Terminal 4, open since 28 December 2014, handles the domestic flights of the other airlines. The two buildings stand apart and are joined by a free landside shuttle bus from the arrivals level. Xiamen’s replacement airport, Xiang’an International, is scheduled to open at the end of 2026, and Gaoqi’s flights move there when it does.

厦门“花园城市”的美誉名副其实——洁净宜居,海风清新,街道两旁榕树成荫。身处哪座候机楼决定了走多远:T3候机楼自1996年11月8日投入使用,承运全部国际及港澳台航班,以及厦门航空、中国南方航空和河北航空的国内航班;T4候机楼自2014年12月28日启用,承运其余航空公司的国内航班。两座候机楼相互独立,由到达层的免费陆侧摆渡车连接。厦门的接替机场翔安国际机场计划于2026年底通航,届时高崎机场的航班将整体转场。

Terminal 3 Smoking Rooms

Terminal 3 is the international and regional building, and it also takes the domestic flights of Xiamen Airlines, China Southern and Hebei Airlines. The airport lists five smoking rooms inside it, all past security: gates 5, 8 and 18 on the domestic side, gates 12 and 52 in the international sterile area. Each has a fixed lighter, which is the point of them — lighters and matches are barred from hand luggage and checked bags alike on flights within China, so the room supplies the flame. Smoking elsewhere inside the terminal is not permitted, so follow the smoking-room signage from your gate.

3号候机楼吸烟室 — T3是国际及地区航班的候机楼,同时承运厦门航空、中国南方航空和河北航空的国内航班。机场公布该楼共有五间吸烟室,全部位于安检后:国内区5号、8号、18号登机口,国际隔离区12号、52号登机口。每间均配有固定点烟器,这正是其用处所在——中国境内航班禁止旅客随身携带或托运打火机和火柴,火源由吸烟室提供。候机楼其余区域禁止吸烟,请循登机口附近的吸烟室标识前往。

Terminal 4 Smoking Rooms

Terminal 4 takes the domestic flights of every airline other than Xiamen Airlines, China Southern and Hebei Airlines. Its three smoking rooms sit at gates 63, 68 and 71, all in the domestic sterile area past security, and all fitted with the same built-in lighters. Terminal 4 opens at 04:30 and Terminal 3 at 05:00; after the last departure of the day the departure levels close for cleaning and passengers waiting overnight use the arrivals level, which is landside, so an overnight wait means stepping outside for a cigarette.

4号候机楼吸烟室 — T4承运除厦门航空、中国南方航空和河北航空以外各家航空公司的国内航班。三间吸烟室分别位于63号、68号、71号登机口,均在安检后的国内隔离区内,同样配有点烟器。T4候机楼04:30开放,T3候机楼05:00开放;当日最后一班离港后,出发层关闭清场,过夜旅客在到达层休息——到达层属公共区,因此过夜等待时吸烟需走出候机楼。

Before Security / Landside

Before security, and after you land, smoking means stepping outside the terminal building: the airport’s ban covers the public areas inside both terminals, and neither publishes a marked outdoor spot, so move well clear of the doors and the pick-up lanes. Crossing between the terminals is a landside trip on the free shuttle bus, which runs from the arrivals level between 05:15 and 22:00 — every 15 minutes until 20:00, every 30 minutes after that — so the room in your own departure terminal is the practical stop rather than one in the other building. The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, so use the same rooms.

安检前 / 公共区 — 安检前以及抵达后,吸烟需走出候机楼:机场的禁烟范围覆盖两座候机楼内的公共区域,两楼均未公布标识的室外吸烟点,请远离出入口和接送车道。两楼之间往返属陆侧行程,乘坐到达层的免费摆渡车,运行时段为05:15至22:00——20:00前每15分钟一班,其后每30分钟一班——因此实际可用的是自己出发候机楼内的吸烟室,而非另一座候机楼里的那间。机场未公布针对电子烟的专门规定,请使用同一批吸烟室。

Summary

LocationTerminal / areaAccessNotes
Gates 5, 8 and 18Terminal 3, domestic sterile areaAfter securityThree smoking rooms, each with a built-in lighter
Gates 12 and 52Terminal 3, international sterile areaAfter securityTwo smoking rooms, each with a built-in lighter
Gates 63, 68 and 71Terminal 4, domestic sterile areaAfter securityThree smoking rooms, each with a built-in lighter
Outside the terminal doorsTerminals 3 and 4Landside, before securityOpen air; no marked spot published — stand well clear of the doors and the pick-up lanes

摘要

位置候机楼 / 区域通行备注
5号、8号、18号登机口T3候机楼国内隔离区安检后三间吸烟室,均配有固定点烟器
12号、52号登机口T3候机楼国际隔离区安检后两间吸烟室,均配有固定点烟器
63号、68号、71号登机口T4候机楼国内隔离区安检后三间吸烟室,均配有固定点烟器
候机楼外露天区域T3、T4候机楼公共区(安检前)未公布标识吸烟点,请远离出入口和接送车道

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、室内外规定和各省禁令,请参阅中国机场吸烟指南

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there smoking areas at Xiamen Gaoqi Airport?

Yes. The airport lists eight indoor smoking rooms, all of them after security — five in Terminal 3 (gates 5, 8 and 18 in the domestic sterile area; gates 12 and 52 in the international sterile area) and three in Terminal 4 (gates 63, 68 and 71). Every room has a built-in lighter, which matters because lighters and matches cannot be carried on flights within China. The rest of both terminals is non-smoking; landside, smokers step outside the building.

Can I smoke outside the terminal at Xiamen Airport?

Yes — in the open air outside the terminal buildings, where the airport’s indoor ban ends. Neither terminal publishes a marked outdoor spot, so stand well clear of the doors and the pick-up lanes. Past security, the eight indoor rooms are the published option, and the dry one once the rain sets in.

Why does Xiamen Airport have a T3 and a T4 and no T1 or T2?

The airport opened in October 1983 and worked through earlier terminals first. Terminal 3 entered service on 8 November 1996 — the largest and most advanced terminal in mainland China at the time — and Terminal 4 followed on 28 December 2014, giving Gaoqi the two-terminal operation it runs today. The numbering carried on from the older buildings instead of restarting.

Can I smoke in the Xiamen Airlines lounge?

The lounges are non-smoking. Xiamen Airlines flies from Terminal 3, so the nearest rooms are at gates 5, 8 and 18 on a domestic departure and at gates 12 and 52 in the international sterile area — a short walk from the lounge, without leaving the secure zone.

Is the weather comfortable for outdoor smoking at Xiamen Airport?

Yes, most of the year. Xiamen has a mild subtropical climate — winters rarely drop below 10°C, summers stay around 30-33°C with sea breezes. May to August is the wettest stretch, when the airside smoking rooms are the comfortable choice.

常见问题

厦门高崎机场有吸烟区吗?

有。机场公布了八间室内吸烟室,全部位于安检后——T3候机楼五间(国内隔离区5号、8号、18号登机口;国际隔离区12号、52号登机口),T4候机楼三间(63号、68号、71号登机口)。每间均配有点烟器,这一点很重要:中国民航禁止旅客随身携带或托运打火机、火柴。两座候机楼其余区域均禁烟;公共区方面,吸烟需走出候机楼。

厦门机场航站楼外可以吸烟吗?

可以——在候机楼建筑外的露天区域,机场的室内禁烟范围到此为止。两座候机楼均未公布标识的室外吸烟点,请远离出入口和接送车道。过安检后,八间室内吸烟室是机场公布的吸烟处,下雨时也是不会淋湿的选择。

为什么厦门机场只有T3和T4没有T1和T2?

机场于1983年10月通航,此前先后使用过更早的候机楼。T3候机楼于1996年11月8日投入使用,是当时中国大陆最大、最先进的候机楼;T4候机楼于2014年12月28日启用,高崎机场自此双楼运行。编号沿用早期建筑的序列,而未重新计数。

可以在厦航贵宾室吸烟吗?

贵宾室禁烟。厦门航空在T3候机楼运营,因此最近的吸烟室是国内出发的5号、8号、18号登机口,以及国际隔离区的12号、52号登机口——距贵宾室几步之遥,无需离开安检区。

厦门机场户外吸烟天气舒适吗?

一年中大部分时间都舒适。厦门属温和亚热带气候——冬季很少低于10°C,夏季约30-33°C伴海风。5至8月降雨最多,这段时间安检后的室内吸烟室更为舒适。