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Manchester Airport Smoking Area (2026): Before and After Security, by Terminal

Before security
Signposted areas outside every terminal, before check-in and after arrivalsSource: manchesterairport.co.uk
After security
Terminal 2 only: a signposted outdoor smoking area in the departure lounge. Terminal 3 has none airsideSource: manchesterairport.co.uk
Vaping
E-cigarettes are not permitted indoors anywhere in the airport buildingsSource: manchesterairport.co.uk

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Where you can smoke at Manchester: before security, after security, and by terminal, with hours where the airport publishes them. Sourced and dated.

Manchester smoking areas before security

Before security
Signposted areas outside every terminal, before check-in and after arrivalsSource: manchesterairport.co.uk

Can you smoke after security at Manchester?

After security
Terminal 2 only: a signposted outdoor smoking area in the departure lounge. Terminal 3 has none airsideSource: manchesterairport.co.uk
Vaping
E-cigarettes are not permitted indoors anywhere in the airport buildingsSource: manchesterairport.co.uk

By terminal

TerminalAfter security
Terminal 2Outdoor smoking area in the departure loungeSource: manchesterairport.co.uk
Terminal 3None – smoke outside the terminal before check-inSource: manchesterairport.co.uk

Sources

  1. https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/help/frequently-asked-questions/?QUERY=smoking — retrieved 3 September 2026