Yes, you can smoke at Al-Wajh Domestic Airport (EJH) outside the terminal building, landside, where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking in the open air.
Al-Wajh Domestic Airport is a small airfield on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast in Tabuk Province, serving the town of Al-Wajh and the neighbouring Umluj governorate, with a single terminal and one asphalt runway.
Smoking Areas
Outside the Terminal (Landside)
Smoking is permitted outside Al-Wajh Airport’s terminal building, landside, where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking in the open air. The law (Royal Decree M/56 of 1436H/2015) restricts smoking inside enclosed public-transport facilities, with isolated exceptions set out in its Implementing Regulations; that restriction does not extend to the open-air space outside the building.
After Security
Al-Wajh Airport’s Plaza Premium Lounge, next to Gate 2 in Domestic Departure, does not list a smoking area among its amenities on Plaza Premium’s own lounge listing — unlike the Hayyak Lounges at several sibling Saudi regional airports. No other smoking facility after security is confirmed. Smoke outside the terminal building, landside, before you clear security screening.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Al-Wajh Airport, one of Saudi Arabia’s smallest scheduled airfields, publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes. Vaping is legal nationally in Saudi Arabia, so travellers can use the same open-air landside option outside the terminal that is available for cigarettes; no vaping facility after security is confirmed.
Summary
| Area | Smoking Allowed | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside the terminal (landside) | Yes | Outdoor | Where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking in the open air |
| Departure area (after security) | No | — | No smoking facility confirmed |
| Vaping | Yes | Outdoor | Airport publishes no separate rule; same open-air landside option as cigarettes |
Al-Wajh has the same landside outdoor option as Qassim Airport, though Qassim also has an airside lounge smoking area that Al-Wajh’s own lounge doesn’t list; passengers connecting through Jeddah or Riyadh can check our guide to smoking and vaping rules at airports for what to expect at those larger hubs.
For Saudi Arabia airport smoking rules, vaping rules and every other Saudi Arabia airport, see our Saudi Arabia airport smoking guide.