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# Smoking at Hannover Airport – HAJ

Yes, you can smoke at **Hannover Airport (HAJ)** after security, in the smoking cabins in Terminals A, B, C and D, and before security in the marked smoking areas in front of the terminal buildings. Everywhere else in the terminals is smoke-free, e-cigarettes included.

Flying from northern Germany’s other airports instead? [Hamburg Airport has a smoking lounge after security in the Skywalk](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/ham-smoking-at-hamburg-airport/), and [Dortmund Airport has a smokers’ lounge after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/dtm-smoking-at-dortmund-airport/).

## Terminals A to D (After Security)

Hannover’s passenger terminals are Terminal A (Gates 1–6), Terminal B (Gates 7–12), Terminal C (Gates 13–20) and Terminal D (Gates 21–23, reached from the arrivals level). Each has a smoking cabin after security. The airport publishes no gate, level or hours for the cabins, so follow the smoking signs in the gate area or ask staff.

## Before Security

Smoke in the marked smoking areas in front of the terminal buildings, and put cigarette ends in the ashtrays provided. The airport applies the same rule inside and outside the buildings: smoking only in the marked areas.

## Vaping

Hannover Airport applies its smoking rule to e-cigarettes: vape in the smoking cabins after security or in the marked areas in front of the terminals, nowhere else on the premises.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terminals A, B, C and D (after security) | Yes | A smoking cabin in each; no gate, level or hours published, ask staff |
| In front of the terminal buildings (before security) | Yes | Marked smoking areas; ashtrays provided |
| Inside the terminals, outside the cabins | No | Smoke-free, e-cigarettes included |
| Vaping | Cabins and marked areas | The airport applies its smoking rule to e-cigarettes |

For Germany’s airport smoking laws, state by state, and the fines, see our [Germany airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/germany/).

## Useful Links

- [Hannover Airport — Services \& FAQs, smoking at the airport (official)](https://www.hannover-airport.de/en/all-about-your-flight/services-faqs/)
- [Hannover Airport — passenger guide (official, German)](https://www.hannover-airport.de/rund-ums-fliegen/einfach-hin-weg/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Hannover Airport (HAJ)?

Yes — smoking cabins after security in every terminal (A, B, C and D), and marked smoking areas in front of the terminal buildings before security.

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

Yes — smoking cabins stand after security in all four terminals. The airport publishes no gate, level or hours for them, so follow the smoking signs or ask staff.

### Can I smoke inside Hannover Airport?

Smoking inside Hannover Airport is in the smoking cabins after security only; everywhere else in the terminal buildings is smoke-free. Outside, use the marked smoking areas in front of the terminals and put cigarette ends in the ashtrays provided.

### Where can I smoke at Hannover Airport?

Before security, in the marked smoking areas in front of the terminal buildings; after security, in the smoking cabins in Terminals A, B, C and D.

### Can I vape at Hannover Airport?

Only where smoking is allowed: Hannover Airport applies its smoking rule to e-cigarettes, so vape in the smoking cabins after security or in the marked areas in front of the terminals.