--- title: "Smoking at Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport – SCQ" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/scq-smoking-at-santiago-de-compostela-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Santiago Airport (SCQ) lists no smoking area: ask staff whether smoking is allowed on the Floor 1 boarding-area terrace, or where to smoke outside." lastmod: "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport – SCQ **Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)** lists no smoking area. It lists an open-air terrace on Floor 1 of the boarding area, after security, without marking it for smoking, so ask staff whether smoking is allowed on it; in April 2023 a traveller described smoking on a balcony after security. Before security the airport lists no smoking area either: ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Flying from elsewhere in northern Spain? [Bilbao Airport also lists no smoking area](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/bio-smoking-at-bilbao-airport/), inside the terminal or after security. ## After security The airport lists an open-air terrace on Floor 1 of the boarding area, after security, beside the A Tapería do Norte restaurant. The airport publishes no gate number, opening hours or smoking rule for it, so ask staff whether smoking is allowed on the terrace. In April 2023 a traveller described smoking on a balcony after security. ## Before security The airport lists no smoking area before security. Ask staff for the nearest spot outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Spain’s tobacco law (Ley 28/2005) keeps the terminal interior smoke-free. ## Vaping Aena publishes no vaping rule for the public areas of the airport, so ask staff before you vape. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Floor 1, boarding area, open-air terrace (after security) | Ask staff | The airport lists the terrace, not a smoking area; a traveller described smoking on a balcony after security in April 2023 | | Before security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; outside the airport property if there is none | | Inside the terminal | No | Smoke-free under Spain’s tobacco law | | Vaping | Ask staff | Aena publishes no rule for the public areas | For Spain’s airport smoking law and the vaping rule, see our [Spain airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/spain/). ## Useful Links - [Santiago Airport — departures area, the open-air terrace (official, Aena)](https://www.aena.es/en/santiago-rosalia-de-castro/airport-services/categorias/departures-area.html) - [Santiago Airport — the terrace on the terminal map (official, Aena)](https://www.aena.es/en/map.html?ca=SCQ&poi=1575127149332) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can I smoke at Santiago de Compostela Airport? Santiago Airport lists no smoking area. It lists an open-air terrace on Floor 1 of the boarding area, after security, without marking it for smoking, so ask staff whether smoking is allowed on it; otherwise ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Santiago Airport? The airport lists an open-air terrace on Floor 1 of the boarding area, after security, and does not mark it for smoking: ask staff whether smoking is allowed on it. In April 2023 a traveller described smoking on a balcony after security. ### Where is the terrace at Santiago Airport? On Floor 1, in the boarding area after security, beside the A Tapería do Norte restaurant. The airport publishes no gate number or opening hours for it, and no smoking rule, so ask staff. ### Can I smoke before security at Santiago Airport? The airport lists no smoking area before security: ask staff for the nearest spot outside the terminal, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. The terminal interior is smoke-free. ### Can I vape at Santiago Airport? Aena publishes no vaping rule for the public areas of the airport, so ask staff before you vape, on the terrace as anywhere else.