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.
Smoking areas at AGP at a glance
Terminal 3 · Schengen D pier
Gate D72 terrace
Travellers consistently report it toward the far end of the D pier, signed “Zona de fumadores / Smoking area”, most recently in September 2025; Aena does not list it, so treat it as subject to change.
How to find it ↓Terminal 3 · arrivals exit
Terminal 3 arrivals, Level 0
The area Aena itself lists, and the roomiest: near the arrivals exit, taxi rank and car-hire pickup.
How to find it ↓Terminal 3 · departures entrance
Terminal 3 departures, Level 2
Standing ashtrays along the curb just outside the departures entrance.
How to find it ↓Terminal 2 · piers B and C
Terminal 2 entrance
Open-air space near the entrance of the older terminal; most flights now use Terminal 3.
How to find it ↓Jump to: Before security · After security
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 one Aena itself lists — its airport-services page puts the designated smoking area on Level 0 of the passenger terminal — and it is the roomiest option, benefiting from Málaga’s 300-plus sunny days a year, 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 and signed “Zona de fumadores / Smoking area”, most recently in September 2025. Aena does not list it among official airport services — its services page names only the Level 0 area — 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 — the area Aena lists | 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.