Yes, you can smoke at Myanmar’s main airport. Yangon International Airport (RGN) gives departing travellers reported indoor smoking rooms airside in Terminal 1, plus an outdoor option at the landside forecourt, so a cigarette before your flight is straightforward as long as you carry combustible cigarettes rather than a vape.
The airport that matters: Yangon International Airport (RGN), Myanmar’s primary international gateway.
How Myanmar Airport Smoking Works
Myanmar’s 2006 tobacco-control law restricts smoking in indoor public places and on public transport, and designated terminal smoking areas are meant to be outdoors, at least 10 metres from entrances. Combustible cigarettes remain legal to buy and smoke in the country, so you can light up wherever a designated area is provided.
Vaping is a different matter. E-cigarettes and heated-tobacco devices are totally banned nationwide effective 18 February 2026 - the import, sale, possession and use of these devices are all prohibited. Leave every vape and heated-tobacco device at home; bringing one into Myanmar risks confiscation and penalties under the new prohibition.
The Hub
Yangon International Airport (RGN) is the country’s principal international gateway. International flights use Terminal 1, while Terminal 3 serves domestic routes. Airline and airport guides report designated indoor smoking rooms airside in the Terminal 1 departure area, on the 1st and 2nd floors, after immigration and security and before the gates. This is well-corroborated by travellers though not operator-confirmed, so treat it as reported and confirm with staff once you are through. Landside, outdoor smoking is available at the forecourt outside the terminal.
Tips for Smokers at Myanmar Airports
- Have your last airside cigarette in the reported Terminal 1 smoking rooms on the 1st or 2nd floor before heading to your gate, and ask staff to point you to the current location.
- Smoke landside at the forecourt outside the terminal, where outdoor smoking is available before you check in.
- Carry only combustible cigarettes - vapes and heated-tobacco devices are banned nationwide and prohibited to even possess in Myanmar.
- Keep within the designated areas, which under national law are meant to sit outdoors at least 10 metres from entrances, to avoid fines for smoking in indoor public spaces.
Myanmar Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security
| Airport | After security | Indoor room | Outdoor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangon International Airport (RGN) | Yes | Yes | Yes |