Yes, Málaga Airport (AGP) has designated open-air smoking areas outside the terminal, and travellers consistently report an airside terrace after security by Gate D72 in the Schengen gates. Landside, the areas sit outside Terminal 3 departures (Level 2) and arrivals (Level 0). AGP runs two adjacent, interconnected terminals — T2 (piers B and C, used by easyJet and other non-Schengen flights) and T3 (the Schengen “D” pier, used by most carriers) — and every enclosed part of both is smoke-free, so all sanctioned smoking is in the open air.
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Before Security (Landside)
Terminal 3 Departures (Level 2): The main open-air smoking area is just outside the departures entrance of Terminal 3, which handles the vast majority of passenger flights. Standing ashtrays line the curbside, and the Costa del Sol sunshine keeps it usable most of the year.
Terminal 3 Arrivals (Level 0): A more spacious open-air area near the arrivals exit, taxi rank, and car-hire pickup. This is the roomiest option and benefits from Málaga’s 300-plus sunny days a year, making it comfortable even in the winter months when many other European airports push smokers into cold outdoor cabins.
Terminal 2: The older, smaller terminal keeps open-air space near its entrance for passengers using piers B and C; most flights now use Terminal 3.
Airside (After Security)
Travellers consistently report one post-security smoking spot: an open-air terrace by Gate D72, in the Schengen (D) gates area of Terminal 3, fitted with ashtrays and benches. Aena does not list it among official airport services, so treat it as subject to change rather than guaranteed. The terrace sits toward the far end of the D pier, and the signage is easy to miss — look for the smoking symbol just below the D-gate wayfinding. Passengers flying within the Schengen zone can reach it without leaving the secure area, so a layover on an intra-European route is straightforward: step from your gate to the terrace and back with no passport control in between.
Non-Schengen passengers (UK, Ireland, and long-haul routes) are directed through passport control toward other gates and may not reach the terrace. For those flights, smoke in the landside areas before security, since re-clearing screening at peak times can take up to 30 minutes. Smoking and vaping are prohibited inside every terminal building under Spain’s 2010 indoor smoking law (Ley 42/2010), so plan around the open-air areas rather than expecting an indoor lounge.
Where You Can Smoke at Málaga Airport
| Area | Location | Airside? | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 Departures | Outside departures entrance, Level 2 | No (landside) | Open-air |
| T3 Arrivals | Near arrivals exit, taxi rank, car hire, Level 0 | No (landside) | Open-air |
| Terminal 2 entrance | Outside T2 (piers B and C) | No (landside) | Open-air |
| Gate D72 terrace | Schengen (D) pier, Terminal 3 | Yes (Schengen only) | Open-air |
For Spain airport smoking rules, vaping rules, and other general info, see our Spain smoking guide.