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ShareSmoking at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
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Before Security Smoking
Smoking is only permitted in designated areas outside the terminals.
After Security Smoking
Smoking areas are as follows:
Terminal 1:
2025, April update from Gareth: Update to info for Shanghai Hongqiao airport. T1- airside. Only one smoking area next to gate T-03/
Update from YKS, March 2024: At Terminal 1 international depature, after security there is a smoking area on 4th floor with lighters installed
Location: A9, A10 waiting halls; B6, B8 and International B15
Terminal 2:
2025, November update from Markus.: Am confirming the smoking area at Gate 41 Terminal 2 SHA airport.
Update from Toby, April 2024: i can confirm there is a smoking area next to gates 41/41. they have fixed kighters there. (i did not see any signs leading towards smoking though. just follow signs towards gate 41, downstairs)
Update from Glenn, Sept 2020: Smoking area also at gate 42. Gate 52 still open Location: Only one smoking area airside. Located gate 51-54. Feedback from Stephan on the 3rd March 2018.
Info now out of date:
Smoking areas opposite Gate 23, Gate 28, Gate 29, Gate 47, Gate 19 and Gate 57; near Gate 49, Gate 50, Gate 72, Gate 73, and the remote boarding halls
Further Information
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is one of the two major airports serving Shanghai, located about 13 km west of the city center.
Opened in 1929, Hongqiao is primarily a hub for domestic flights, though it also handles some international routes to nearby regions such as Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. It features two terminals: Terminal 1, which serves both domestic and limited international flights, and Terminal 2, dedicated mainly to domestic services. The airport is a hub for China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Air, and Air China, and in 2023 it handled over 42 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in China. Conveniently connected to the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, it offers seamless integration between air and high-speed rail travel, making it a vital transport hub for the Yangtze River Delta region.