Yes, Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA) has a designated smoking area inside its single integrated terminal building. The airport’s own carrier-information page lists the area among its passenger amenities, alongside the prayer room and medical centre; India’s tobacco law (COTPA) requires any airport smoking facility to be a separately ventilated enclosed room, so the area is indoors. Which side of security it falls on is not published.
Smoking Area Inside the Terminal
Agartala runs one integrated terminal, and the smoking area is listed as one of its standard amenities. Under India’s Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), any smoking facility an airport provides must be an enclosed, separately ventilated room, so this is an indoor cabin rather than an open-air spot. The airport does not publish which side of the security checkpoint the zone sits on or a specific gate number, so ask airline ground staff or the terminal information desk for the current location once you are inside.
Vaping at Agartala Airport
E-cigarettes and vapes are illegal to bring into the country under India’s Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act (PECA) 2019, a nationwide ban that applies at Agartala Airport the same as everywhere else in India; security can confiscate a device found in your bags. The terminal’s smoking zone covers cigarettes only — the ban holds inside it as well.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the terminal | Yes | Enclosed room, per COTPA; security side not published |
| Vaping | No | Banned nationwide under PECA 2019 |
Connecting onward through Kolkata? See our guide to smoking at Kolkata Airport (CCU).
For India airport smoking rules, the PECA vape ban, lighter-machine instructions, and other rules, see our India smoking guide.