Copenhagen Airport is the largest in Scandinavia, and it keeps genuine airside smoking options — three outdoor terraces past security and an enclosed smoking room in the Aspire Lounge — making Denmark an easy country for smokers passing through. Landside smoking areas cover everyone else.
For international travel through Denmark, Copenhagen (CPH) at Kastrup is the airport that matters; the smaller airports at Billund and Aalborg handle regional and leisure traffic.
How Danish Airport Smoking Works
Denmark restricts indoor smoking in public spaces, so every smoking area Copenhagen Airport marks for itself is open-air; the one enclosed room belongs to a lounge operator:
- Outdoor airside terrace in connection with Gates A, past security on the Schengen side
- Outdoor airside balcony at the beginning of Gates C, above the 7-Eleven, past the C-finger passport control
- Outdoor airside terrace at gates E135/E136, past the E/F passport control
- Indoor smoking room in the Aspire Lounge, after security near Gates A, for anyone who holds or buys lounge entry
- Landside yellow smoking zones between Terminals 2 and 3
- E-cigarettes are treated exactly like cigarettes — the airport applies the same rule to both, so use the designated areas only
Copenhagen Airport’s customer-service guidance calls the C-finger facility two smoking cabins; they stand on that open balcony above the 7-Eleven, so the airport’s own areas give you fresh air rather than a sealed room.
The Airports
Copenhagen Airport (CPH). Denmark’s main international gateway, at Kastrup just south-east of the city and a major SAS hub. Airside there are three outdoor terraces on the official airport map: one in connection with Gates A, reached past security on the Schengen side; one on the balcony at the beginning of Gates C, above the 7-Eleven and past the C-finger passport control; and one at gates E135/E136, past the E/F passport control. The Aspire Lounge, after security near Gates A, adds a ventilated smoking room; any passenger can buy entry at the door. Landside, the only spots are the yellow smoking zones between Terminals 2 and 3.
Billund Airport (BLL). Denmark’s second-largest airport and the gateway to LEGOLAND. It keeps an indoor smoking cabin airside, connected to the departure hall in the waiting area behind the WHSmith shop on the way down to the gates — a genuine after-security option. Landside, smoking is outdoors before check-in, and arriving passengers wait until they’ve collected their luggage and stepped outside the terminal.
Aalborg Airport (AAL). Northern Denmark’s main airport. There’s no indoor smoking room here — smoke outside the terminal, where ashtrays are provided; the same rule applies to e-cigarettes.
Tips for Smokers at Danish Airports
- Copenhagen is genuinely transit-friendly — all three terraces and the Aspire Lounge room are airside
- Billund is the other airside option — its smoking cabin sits past security, behind WHSmith on the way to the gates
- Aalborg has no indoor room — smoke outdoors, before security, where ashtrays are provided
- The outdoor balcony at Copenhagen is easy to find: at the beginning of Gates C, above the 7-Eleven
- E-cigarettes follow the same rule as tobacco at Copenhagen — vape only in the designated smoking areas; at Billund, e-cigarettes may not be used indoors at all, not even in the smoking cabin, so vape outdoors only
- Landside smokers at Copenhagen should use the yellow smoking zones between Terminals 2 and 3
Denmark Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security
| Airport | After security | Indoor room | Outdoor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking at Aalborg Airport – AAL | – | – | Yes |
| Smoking at Billund Airport – BLL | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Copenhagen Airport (CPH) | Yes | Yes | Yes |