Yes, Pune International Airport (PNQ) has designated smoking areas, both indoor zones after security and outdoor space before it. The locations below cover the current single passenger terminal.
Departures – After Security (Airside)
Pune operates from a single integrated terminal, and the post-security smoking zones are on the upper level:
- 1st floor, opposite the tea counter: an indoor smoking zone in the main departures hold area.
- Near Gate 9: an indoor smoking room in the boarding-gate area, handy if you are seated toward that end of the concourse.
Both rooms have the wall-mounted electric lighter that is standard at Indian airports, since your own lighter is surrendered at security — see our step-by-step guide to using the electric lighter machines at Indian airports if you have not used one before.
If you cannot spot a zone, ask your airline ground staff or the terminal information desk for the nearest one rather than relying on signage alone.
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
Before you clear security, smoking is permitted in the open air around the building:
- Near the terminal entrance and the kerbside drop-off.
- By the parking area and the taxi pickup zone.
This is the easiest option if you arrive early and want a cigarette before checking in and clearing the security screening.
The New Integrated Terminal
Pune’s larger New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB), with roughly double the capacity of the old building, opened in March 2024 and now carries the airport’s flights: Air India’s own Pune airport page describes NITB as the airport’s single integrated terminal and puts the smoking lounge near the Security Hold Area, which matches the airside zones above.
The Airports Authority of India publishes no floor-by-floor smoking-zone list for Pune — its passenger-conveniences page for the airport carries no facilities listing at all. Terminal signage, airline ground staff and the information desk remain the reliable guide to the exact positions on the day.
Summary Table
| Area | Smoking location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Departures (1st floor) | Opposite the tea counter | Indoor zone, after security |
| Departures (Gate 9) | Indoor smoking room | Airside, near the boarding gate |
| Landside | Entrance, parking, taxi pickup | Outdoor, before security |
| Security hold area | Smoking lounge | Airside, per Air India’s Pune airport page |
Heading elsewhere in Maharashtra? See our guide to smoking at Mumbai Airport (BOM). If you are flying internationally out of Pune via a Gulf hub, you may also want to know about the post-security smoking rooms at Dubai International Airport (DXB) for your connection.
For India airport smoking rules, the PECA vape ban, lighter-machine instructions, and other rules, see our India smoking guide.