Yes, you can smoke at Glasgow Airport (GLA) in the clearly signposted outdoor areas on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2, before security: the airport places them outside the main terminal building at each end of the central reservation. There are no smoking facilities in the terminal buildings and no smoking after security; the airport publishes no hours or count for the areas, so ask staff for the nearest end. Scottish law lists airport passenger terminals among its no-smoking premises (Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 and the 2006 Regulations).
Before security: the central island
The permitted places are outdoors, on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2, at each end of the central reservation outside the main terminal building, and the airport calls them clearly signposted. Smoking is permitted only in those areas; the airport publishes no hours, no count and no map marker for them, so ask staff for the nearest end from your door. Scotland’s other main airport, Edinburgh (EDI), lists no smoking area at all.
After security
The airport lists no smoking area after security and says passengers cannot smoke once past it, in any pier. The Lomond Lounge (from £37) and the UpperDeck Lounge (from £27), both after security, list no smoking room, terrace or vaping area. A cigarette during a connection means leaving the secure area, smoking on the central island and clearing security again; the airport publishes no transfer procedure for this, so ask staff.
Vaping
The airport does not permit electronic cigarettes within the terminal buildings or past security. It publishes no rule for e-cigarettes or heated tobacco in the outdoor smoking areas, so ask staff before using either there; the UK rule on e-cigarettes is on our United Kingdom guide below.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Central island between the terminal and Car Park 2 (before security) | Yes | Signposted outdoor areas at each end of the central reservation; no hours or count published, ask staff |
| Inside the terminal buildings | No | No smoking facilities; the airport also bars e-cigarettes inside |
| After security, every pier | No | The airport lists no smoking area past security; the Lomond and UpperDeck lounges list none |
| Vaping and heated tobacco | Ask staff | E-cigarettes not permitted inside or past security; no airport rule published for heated tobacco or for the outdoor areas |
For the UK’s airport smoking laws, the fines and the vaping rule, see our United Kingdom airport guide.