--- title: "Smoking at Tashkent Airport – TAS" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/uzbekistan/tas-smoking-at-tashkent-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke at a designated airside smoking area in Tashkent Airport's international Terminal 2, plus a smoking cabin in the Anjir Lounge and outdoor areas landside." lastmod: "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Tashkent Airport – TAS Yes, you can smoke at **Tashkent International Airport (TAS)**. There is a designated smoking area after security in international Terminal 2, an enclosed smoking cabin in the Anjir Business Lounge, and marked outdoor areas landside outside the terminal. Tashkent International — officially Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport — is the main hub of Uzbekistan Airways and the country’s busiest gateway. International flights use **Terminal 2** and domestic flights use **Terminal 3**; the two terminals sit on opposite sides of the runway, so switching between an international and a domestic flight means exiting and transferring landside. Uzbek law bans smoking in most enclosed public places but carries an explicit exception for designated airside smoking rooms at airports, which is why the signposted facilities exist in Terminal 2\. ## Terminal 2 (International) — Where to Smoke Terminal 2 has both of the airport’s indoor smoking options. - **Airside smoking area (after security):** A designated smoking area is available past security in the international terminal. Travellers described it in May and November 2025 toward **Gate B12 — down the stairs and to the left**. Signage pointing toward Gate B2 can be misleading, so allow a few minutes to locate the correct room, and ask at the gate if you cannot find it. - **Anjir Business Lounge (airside):** The lounge, which opened in February 2025, has an enclosed glass smoking cabin with seating on its upper level. Access requires lounge entry (a lounge-membership card, eligible fares, or paid entry). - **Outdoor landside:** Designated smoking areas are marked outside the terminal building, before you clear security — the fallback if you arrive early or before passing passport control. ## Terminal 3 (Domestic) and Lighters **Terminal 3** handles domestic services to Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Urgench and other regional cities. It is a smaller building without an airside smoking room; smokers there use the **outdoor areas outside the entrance** before check-in. **Carry matches, not a lighter.** Travellers repeatedly report that lighters are confiscated at security at TAS. Bring matches if you plan to use the airside smoking area after passport control, since you will have no way to light up otherwise once through the checkpoint. ## Vaping The designated smoking areas at TAS are for combustible cigarettes only. Uzbekistan bans e-cigarettes and vapes nationwide — covering import, sale, purchase, storage and transport — as a criminal offence, so do not bring a vape into the country. Heated-tobacco (IQOS-type) devices are excluded from the ban. ## Summary table | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Airside smoking area (Terminal 2\) | Yes | Toward Gate B12, down the stairs and to the left (travellers, May and November 2025\) | | Anjir Lounge smoking cabin (Terminal 2\) | Yes | Enclosed glass cabin, lounge access required | | Outdoor landside (both terminals) | Yes | Marked areas outside the buildings | | Terminal 3 airside (domestic) | No | Use the outdoor areas before check-in | | Vapes / e-cigarettes | No | Banned nationwide as a criminal offence | For Uzbekistan’s airport smoking rules and the nationwide vape ban, see our [Uzbekistan airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/uzbekistan/). ## Useful Links [Tashkent International Airport (official)](https://tashkent-airport.uz) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Tashkent International Airport? Yes. There is a designated smoking area after security in international Terminal 2, an enclosed smoking cabin in the Anjir Business Lounge, and marked outdoor areas landside outside the terminal. ### Where can I smoke after security at Tashkent Airport? Terminal 2 has a designated airside smoking area. Travellers described it in May and November 2025 toward Gate B12 — down the stairs and to the left. Signage toward B2 can be misleading, so allow a little time to find it. There is also the Anjir Business Lounge smoking cabin. ### Is there a smoking area in the domestic terminal (Terminal 3)? Smokers in Terminal 3, the smaller domestic terminal, use the outdoor areas outside the building; the airside smoking area and the Anjir Lounge cabin are in international Terminal 2\. The two terminals are separated by the runway, so you must exit and transfer between them landside. ### Can I vape at Tashkent Airport? The airport smoking areas are for combustible cigarettes only — Uzbekistan bans e-cigarettes and vapes nationwide (import, sale, purchase, storage and transport) as a criminal offence, so do not bring a vape into the country. Heated-tobacco (IQOS-type) devices are excluded from the ban. Full detail is on our Uzbekistan guide. ### Are lighters allowed through security at Tashkent Airport? Carry matches if you want to use the airside smoking area after passport control — lighters are routinely confiscated at security at Tashkent Airport. ### Is there a smoking lounge at Tashkent Airport? Yes. The Anjir Business Lounge in Terminal 2 airside, opened in February 2025, has an enclosed glass smoking cabin on the upper level, available to lounge guests.