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# Smoking at Chania Airport (Ioannis Daskalogiannis) – CHQ

Yes, you can smoke at Chania Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” (CHQ) — outside the terminal building, landside, before security. Western Crete’s gateway, near Souda Bay, runs from a single terminal building, and every sanctioned place to smoke sits outside it.

## Before Security (Landside)

All smoking at CHQ happens outdoors, before you reach security. Traveller reports from 2024 and 2025 consistently describe one designated outdoor smoking area outside the terminal, with no indoor room and no separate airside facility. Cigarettes and vapes are handled the same way at this outdoor spot.

## After Security (Airside)

Once you clear security and passport control at CHQ there is no smoking area of any kind — no ventilated room and no open-air terrace at the gates. The departure lounge and every gate are smoke-free.

A connecting passenger who wants to smoke has to leave the terminal completely, smoke outdoors, landside, and then re-clear security to reach the onward flight.

## Vaping

Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes, so vaping at CHQ follows the same rule as cigarettes — allowed only at the outdoor area outside the terminal, with the indoor building and every gate vape-free.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outdoor area outside the terminal | Yes | Landside, before security |
| Check-in / security / departure lounge | Smoke-free | Indoor, no smoking anywhere inside |
| Gates (airside) | Smoke-free | After security, no smoking room or terrace |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | Outdoor area only, before security |

Crete’s other airport is nearby: [Heraklion Airport (HER) lists no smoking area](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/greece/her-smoking-at-heraklion-airport/), so ask staff there. [The indoor smoking rooms airside at Athens Airport (ATH)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/greece/ath-smoking-at-athens-airport/) are the exception among Greek airports — worth knowing if you are [connecting through Greece](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/).

For Greece airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general information, see our [Greece smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/greece/).

## Useful Links

[Chania Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” (official)](https://www.chq-airport.gr/en)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can you smoke at Chania Airport?

Yes — outside the terminal building, landside. Every indoor part of the building, from check-in through to the gates, is smoke-free.

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

Smoke outside the terminal, landside, first — Chania Airport has no airside smoking area, so once you pass security and passport control, the departure lounge and gates are smoke-free until you board.

### Where can I smoke at CHQ?

Outside the terminal building, landside — the one designated outdoor area used by both departing and arriving passengers before they go through security. There is no indoor or airside option anywhere at the airport.

### Can I smoke on a layover at Chania Airport?

Yes, landside. With no airside smoking area, a connecting passenger has to leave through arrivals, smoke outside the terminal, and then re-clear security and passport control for the onward flight.

### Can you vape at Chania Airport?

Yes — Greece’s 2019 anti-smoking law (Law 4633/2019) extends the indoor ban to e-cigarettes, so vaping at CHQ is confined to the outdoor area outside the terminal, the same as cigarettes; the indoor building and every gate stay vape-free.

### Is Chania Airport bigger than Heraklion Airport?

Heraklion (HER) is Crete’s larger, busier gateway. Chania serves western Crete, including the city of Chania and Souda Bay. Heraklion Airport lists no smoking area, so ask staff there.