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# Smoking at Taif International Airport – TIF

Yes, you can smoke at Taif International Airport (TIF) in the airside Hayyak Lounge’s designated smoking area, or outside the terminal building, landside, where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking in the open air.

Taif International Airport sits in the hills east of Mecca, roughly 30 km from Taif city and 70 km from Mecca itself, and was upgraded to international status in 2009\.

## Smoking Areas

### After Security: Hayyak Lounge, International Departure

The Hayyak Lounge in Taif’s International Departure area, near Gate 4, has a designated smoking area among its amenities. No smoking area is listed for the separate Hayyak Lounge serving Domestic Departure, near Gate 1\. Entry to either lounge is with a lounge-membership card or a paid booking.

### Outside the Terminal (Landside)

Smoking is also permitted outside Taif 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.

## E-Cigarettes and Vaping

Taif Airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes. Vaping has been legal nationally in Saudi Arabia since 2019, and passengers can vape in the open air outside the terminal, landside. The lounge publishes no vaping rule for the International Departure Hayyak Lounge’s smoking area; ask the lounge staff.

## Summary

| Area | Smoking Allowed | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hayyak Lounge, International Departure (after security) | Yes | Indoor smoking area | Near Gate 4; lounge-membership card or paid booking |
| Hayyak Lounge, Domestic Departure (after security) | No | — | No smoking area listed |
| Outside the terminal (landside) | Yes | Outdoor | Where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking in the open air |
| Vaping | Yes | Outdoor | Legal nationally; the lounge publishes no vaping rule — ask the staff |

Taif’s airside lounge and landside outdoor pattern matches [Jizan Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/saudi-arabia/giz-smoking-at-jizan-airport/), another Saudi regional airport with a Hayyak Lounge smoking area; travellers can check our [smoking during layovers guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/smoking-during-layovers/) for what to expect at a connecting hub.

For Saudi Arabia airport smoking rules, vaping rules and every other Saudi Arabia airport, see our [Saudi Arabia airport smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/saudi-arabia/).

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Are there smoking areas at Taif Airport (TIF)?

Yes — Taif International Airport (TIF), roughly 70 km from Mecca, has two smoking points: a designated smoking area inside the airside Hayyak Lounge in International Departure near Gate 4, and the open air outside the terminal building, landside, where Saudi Arabia’s Anti-Smoking Law permits smoking.

### Can I smoke inside Taif Airport's terminal building?

Yes — inside the Hayyak Lounge in International Departure, near Gate 4, which has a designated smoking area among its amenities. No smoking area is listed for the separate Hayyak Lounge in Domestic Departure, near Gate 1\. Entry to either lounge is with a lounge-membership card or a paid booking.

### Is there a smoking area after security at Taif Airport?

Yes — the smoking area inside the International Departure Hayyak Lounge, near Gate 4\. It’s entered with a lounge-membership card or a paid booking; the Domestic Departure Hayyak Lounge near Gate 1 lists no smoking area.

### Where exactly can I smoke at Taif Airport?

Before security, outside the terminal building, landside, roughly 30 km from Taif city and 70 km from Mecca. After security, inside the International Departure Hayyak Lounge’s smoking area, near Gate 4\.

### Can I vape at Taif Airport?

Yes — in the open air outside the terminal, landside, where vaping is legal nationally in Saudi Arabia. The airport publishes no separate rule for e-cigarettes, and the lounge publishes no vaping rule for its smoking area, so ask the lounge staff.