Smoking at Mashhad Airport – MHD

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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. It lists no smoking facility inside the terminal or after security.

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

The airport lists no smoking facility inside any of Mashhad’s three terminals or past security in any of them. A traveller described a smoking room at Gate 14 in the domestic terminal in January 2019; ask staff whether it is open, and otherwise 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 one 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

AreaSmokingNotes
Terminal 1 (Domestic)NoThe airport lists no smoking facility inside or after security
Terminal 2 (International)NoThe airport lists no smoking facility inside or after security
Terminal 3 (Pilgrimage charters)NoThe airport lists no smoking facility inside
Outdoor (landside)YesOpen-air smoking outside each terminal building is permitted
VapesNo separate ruleAirport 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 the airside smoking rooms travellers describe.

For Iran’s airport smoking rules, see our Iran airport guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there smoking areas at Mashhad Airport (MHD)?

Yes — open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside, is permitted; the airport publishes no designated area. It lists no smoking facility after security, so plan on no smoking at the gates and smoke before you check in.

Can I smoke inside the terminal or after security at Mashhad Airport?

The airport lists no smoking facility inside the building or past security, in either the domestic or international terminal. Smoke in the open air outside before you clear the checkpoint.

Where can I smoke at Mashhad Airport?

In the open air, landside, outside whichever terminal building you are using — domestic Terminal 1, international Terminal 2, or the pilgrimage-charter Terminal 3. A traveller described a smoking room at Gate 14 in the domestic terminal in January 2019; the airport lists none, so plan on the open-air option and ask staff.

Can I vape at Mashhad Airport?

The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes — use the same open-air landside option as for cigarettes.

Which terminal do I use at Mashhad Airport — domestic or international?

Domestic flights use Terminal 1 and international flights use Terminal 2; a separate Terminal 3 handles religious-pilgrimage charter flights. The smoking rule is the same at all three: open air, landside, before you enter.