--- title: "Smoking at Glasgow Airport – GLA" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/united-kingdom/gla-glasgow-airport-smoking-zones/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke at Glasgow Airport (GLA) in the signposted outdoor areas on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2, before security; none after security." lastmod: "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Glasgow Airport – GLA 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)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/united-kingdom/edi-edinburgh-airport-smoking-zones/), 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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/united-kingdom/). ## Useful Links - [Glasgow Airport: airport services, smoking areas (official)](https://www.glasgowairport.com/at-the-airport/airport-services/) - [Glasgow Airport: frequently asked questions (official)](https://www.glasgowairport.com/frequently-asked-questions/) - [Glasgow Airport (official site)](https://www.glasgowairport.com) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Glasgow Airport? Yes — in the clearly signposted outdoor areas on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2, before security, which the airport places 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. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Glasgow Airport? The airport lists none: passengers cannot smoke past security, and the Lomond Lounge and UpperDeck Lounge, both after security, list no smoking facility. Smoke in the central-island areas before you clear security; otherwise 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. ### Where are the smoking areas at Glasgow Airport? Outside the main terminal building, on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2, at each end of the central reservation; the airport calls them clearly signposted. Smoking anywhere else on the airport outside those areas is not allowed, and the airport publishes no hours or count for them, so ask staff for the nearest end. ### Can you smoke during a layover at Glasgow Airport? The airport lists no smoking area after security, so a cigarette during a connection means leaving the secure area, smoking in the signposted areas on the central island between the terminal and Car Park 2 and clearing security again; the airport publishes no transfer procedure for this, so ask staff. ### Can you vape at Glasgow Airport? 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. ### Do the lounges at Glasgow Airport have a smoking area? The Lomond Lounge (from £37) and the UpperDeck Lounge (from £27), both after security, list no smoking room, terrace or vaping area, and the airport says passengers cannot smoke past security. Smoke on the central island before you clear security.