Yes, you can smoke at Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN) — the airport’s own facilities page lists a smoking room in the ground-floor arrivals hall, a second smoking room in the second-floor border-zone waiting hall past passport control, and a separate outdoor smoking point outside the terminal building. The rest of the terminal is smoke-free.
Mongolia’s main gateway opened on 4 July 2021 southwest of the capital, replacing the old Buyant-Ukhaa airport closer to the city centre. That older airport kept the IATA code ULN and remains semi-operational for some traffic; the new airport carries the code UBN, worth knowing if you see the older code on booking sites. The terminal handled over 2 million passengers in 2024, with arrivals on the ground floor and departures on the floor above.
Arrivals Hall (Floor 1) — Landside
The airport lists a smoking room in the Floor 1 arrivals hall, the area where greeters and arriving passengers pass through before leaving the building. It is the option for anyone landside — meeting a flight, waiting before check-in, or just off a plane and not yet ready to head into the city.
Border-Zone Waiting Hall (Floor 2) — After Passport Control
Past passport control, on the departures level, the airport names a second smoking room in the border-zone waiting hall. That puts it on the secure side for departing and transit passengers, so a smoke break does not mean leaving the gate area and going back through screening.
Outside the Terminal
A separate outdoor smoking point sits outside the airport building, the airport’s own listing confirms, for anyone who would rather smoke in the open air landside than use one of the indoor rooms.
Vaping
Mongolia’s Tobacco Control Law does not currently include e-cigarettes; the World Health Organization noted in 2025 that Mongolia lacks comprehensive vape regulation, and a parliamentary proposal to bring e-cigarettes under the tobacco law was still under review as of late 2025. The airport publishes no separate rule for vaping, so whether it is treated the same as smoking in the airport’s rooms is unconfirmed.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arrivals hall (Floor 1) | Yes | Indoor smoking room, landside |
| Border-zone waiting hall (Floor 2) | Yes | Indoor smoking room, past passport control |
| Outside the terminal | Yes | Outdoor smoking point |
| General arrivals / check-in areas | No | Smoke-free outside the designated rooms |
| Vaping / e-cigarettes | Unconfirmed | No separate rule published for e-cigarettes |
For Mongolia’s airport smoking rules and Mongolia’s only major international gateway, see our Mongolia airport guide.
Useful Links
Chinggis Khaan International Airport (official) Chinggis Khaan Airport — smoking area (official)