Yes, you can smoke at Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport (MHD) — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area. No smoking facility inside the terminal or after security is confirmed.
Mashhad is Iran’s second-largest airport by traffic, with three separate terminal buildings a short distance apart: domestic (Terminal 1), international (Terminal 2), and a dedicated terminal for religious-pilgrimage charter flights (Terminal 3).
Terminal Buildings
No smoking facility inside any of Mashhad’s three terminals, or past security in any of them, is confirmed. A single traveller account from January 2019 describes a smoking room at Gate 14 in the domestic terminal; no second or more recent source has corroborated it, so plan to smoke in the open air outside your terminal’s entrance before you check in or clear security — once you are through the checkpoint there is no way back out to smoke without re-screening.
Outdoor Smoking
Landside, open-air smoking outside whichever terminal building you are using is permitted; this is the only confirmed smoking option at Mashhad, for arriving and departing passengers alike.
Vaping
The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes at Mashhad — use the same open-air landside option as for cigarettes.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1 (Domestic) | No | No smoking facility inside or after security confirmed |
| Terminal 2 (International) | No | No smoking facility inside or after security confirmed |
| Terminal 3 (Pilgrimage charters) | No | No smoking facility inside confirmed |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open-air smoking outside each terminal building is permitted |
| Vapes | No separate rule | Airport publishes none; use the open-air landside option |
If your trip connects through the capital, see our Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport smoking guide, Iran’s main international gateway, where transit passengers can reach traveller-reported airside smoking rooms.
For Iran’s airport smoking rules, see our Iran airport guide.