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# Smoking at Aalborg Airport – AAL

Yes, you can smoke at Aalborg Airport (AAL) — outdoors, at the area outside the terminal building, where the airport sets out ashtrays. There is no indoor smoking room anywhere at Aalborg, so the terminal is smoke-free throughout, on both sides of the security checkpoint.

Aalborg is northern Denmark’s main airport, with a single terminal.

## Where to Smoke

Aalborg Airport’s own smoking policy, as published in 2013, states plainly: “all indoor smoking at Aalborg Airport is not permitted,” and that “smoking outside Aalborg Airport’s terminal is permitted, and ashtrays are also set up there.” There is no indoor alternative on either the landside or airside of Aalborg’s single terminal.

Because the only sanctioned spot is outside the building, the practical move is to smoke before you go through security. Once you’re airside there is nowhere to light up until you land.

## After Security and Transit Passengers

Aalborg has no smoking area past security and no indoor smoking room. Passengers connecting through AAL who want to smoke have to exit the secure zone to the outdoor area, then pass back through screening to return to their gate — factor in the extra time on a short connection.

## Vaping

The same policy states that the rules for regular cigarettes apply equally to e-cigarettes, since staff cannot reliably distinguish the two. Vape only at the outdoor area outside the terminal, with the smokers.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indoor (terminal) | No | Entirely smoke-free; no indoor rooms |
| After security / airside | No | No smoking area past security |
| Outdoor | Yes | Outside the terminal, with ashtrays |
| Vaping | Outdoor only | Same area as smoking |

For Denmark’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, including Copenhagen and Billund, see our [Denmark airport smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/denmark/).

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Aalborg Airport?

Yes — outdoors, at the area outside the terminal building, where the airport provides ashtrays. Aalborg Airport (AAL) has no indoor smoking rooms, so the terminal interior is smoke-free.

### Can you smoke inside Aalborg Airport?

The terminal interior is smoke-free throughout, on both sides of security — Aalborg keeps no indoor smoking room. The outdoor area outside the building is the option.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Aalborg Airport?

The terminal at Aalborg is smoke-free indoors, on both sides of security — there is no airside smoking room. The outdoor area outside the building is the only sanctioned option, so smoke before you go through the checkpoint.

### Where can I smoke at Aalborg Airport?

Outside the terminal building, where ashtrays are set out. All smoking at AAL is outdoors.

### Can you vape at Aalborg Airport?

Yes — outdoors, at the same area outside the terminal as the smokers use. Aalborg Airport’s own smoking policy applies the same rule to e-cigarettes as to regular cigarettes, since staff cannot reliably tell them apart, so vaping indoors is not permitted.

### Do transit passengers have to leave security to smoke at Aalborg Airport?

Yes. Because there is no airside smoking area, connecting passengers who want to smoke have to exit the secure zone to the outdoor area, then re-clear security to reach their gate.