Yes, you can smoke at Yangon International Airport (RGN). Airside in Terminal 1 (international departures), travellers and airline guides report designated enclosed smoking rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors, past immigration and security and before the boarding gates; landside, you can smoke outdoors at the terminal forecourt before check-in.
Yangon consolidates its international operations in Terminal 1 while Terminal 3 handles domestic flights, and the airport is fully operational in 2026 across its regional network. Myanmar’s political situation keeps published passenger information thin, so the airside detail below is best treated as traveller-reported and worth confirming with staff once you are through security.
Terminal 1 – International Departures (Airside Smoking Rooms)
The clearest smoking option at RGN is airside in Terminal 1. ANA’s official airport guide for Yangon lists smoking rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors of the departure area, and traveller reports corroborate designated enclosed rooms past immigration and security, before the boarding gates. These are the last place to light up once you have cleared into the sterile departures zone, so use them before settling at your gate. The airport operator’s own site does not describe the rooms by name, so ask airline ground staff or the information desk to point you to the current location on the day.
Terminal 3 – Domestic Flights
Terminal 3 serves Myanmar’s domestic network. Traveller reports of dedicated airside smoking rooms in the domestic terminal are thin, so for a domestic departure plan on the outdoor forecourt before you enter, and check with the airline desk for any marked airside spot once inside.
Landside – Outdoor Smoking at the Forecourt
Before security, at either terminal, smoke outdoors at the terminal forecourt and kerbside. Under Myanmar’s tobacco-control rules, terminal smoking areas are set outdoors and kept back at least 10 metres from the entrances, so use the marked kerbside area rather than lighting up right at the doors. This is the reliable option for arriving passengers and anyone not yet through check-in. If you land at Yangon and want a cigarette before onward travel, step out to the forecourt once you clear arrivals, as the airside departure rooms are not reachable from the arrivals hall.
Vaping and E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes, vapes and heated-tobacco devices are banned nationwide across Myanmar under a February 2026 prohibition covering their import, sale, possession and use — among the strictest in Southeast Asia. That makes vaping illegal anywhere at Yangon Airport, including for transit passengers, and it is a genuine risk to carry a device into the country at all. Combustible cigarettes remain legal and are permitted in the designated smoking areas.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking allowed? |
|---|---|
| Terminal 1 airside indoor (departures, reported) | Yes |
| Terminal 3 domestic airside | Outdoor forecourt only |
| Landside outdoor (forecourt/kerbside) | Yes |
| Vaping / e-cigarettes | No |
For Myanmar’s airport smoking rules and the nationwide vape ban, see our Myanmar airport smoking guide.