Smoking at Shandong - Qingdao Jiaodong International airport (TAO)

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Before Security Smoking

Smoking is only permitted in designated areas outside the terminals.

Shandong - Qingdao Jiaodong Int'l airport (TAO)

After Security Smoking

2025, July update from Mathias: . As a regular traveler especially in China, I wanted to hightlight that in Qingdao airport there is a smoking area after the security check, before going to the 12-35 gates. 

 Qingdao airport

Update from Theodoros (Dodo), May 2023: The building of Qingdao Liuting Int'l airport no more exist, as a new airport called Jiadong was built at a distance of about 35 kilometers to the Northwest. No smoking facilities inside the airport. Smoking permitted only inside the booth thats located outside the airport.

For connecting flights you must enter China and smoke outside terminal then go through Security again for your flight.

Further Information

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