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# Smoking at Saratov Gagarin International Airport – GSV

Yes, you can smoke at **Saratov Gagarin International Airport (GSV)**, outdoors. The terminal has no enclosed indoor smoking room and no airside smoking area; smoke at the designated points outside the terminal, away from the entrances, before you go through security.

Gagarin International Airport (IATA: GSV; ICAO: UWSG) opened in August 2019 and replaced the old [Saratov Tsentralny Airport (RTW)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/russia/rtw-smoking-at-saratov-tsentralny-airport/), which closed the same month. It is a modern single-terminal airport about 20 km north of Saratov.

## Where to Smoke

Like several modern Russian airports, the Gagarin terminal does not provide an enclosed indoor smoking room, and there is no smoking area after security. Smoke at the designated points outside the terminal, away from the doors, before you pass through screening. Under Russian law, smoking is banned inside the terminal and close to the entrances.

## Vaping

E-cigarettes and vapes fall under the same rules as cigarettes: outdoor designated areas only, never inside the terminal.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terminal (indoors) | No | No enclosed indoor smoking room |
| After security (airside) | No | No smoking area — smoke before screening |
| Outside the terminal | Yes | Designated points, away from the entrances |

For Russia’s airport smoking rules, see our [Russia airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/russia/).

## Useful Links

- [Saratov Gagarin International Airport official website](https://gagarin.aero/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I smoke at Saratov Gagarin Airport (GSV)?

Yes, outdoors. Gagarin Airport has no enclosed indoor smoking room and no airside smoking area, so smoke at the designated points outside the terminal, away from the entrances, before you clear security.

### Is there a smoking room after security at Gagarin Airport?

Plan to smoke outdoors at the designated points before you pass through screening — there is no smoking area airside at Gagarin.

### Why is Saratov's airport code GSV and not RTW?

Gagarin International Airport opened in August 2019 with the new IATA code GSV and replaced the old Saratov Tsentralny Airport (RTW), which closed the same month. All Saratov flights now use Gagarin.

### Can I vape at Saratov Gagarin Airport?

Vaping follows the same rules as smoking: only in the outdoor designated areas, never inside the terminal.