Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB)

Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is a small regional airport serving the Lake Balaton resort area in western Hungary. Smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the terminal building, so you will need to step outside to designated areas before you go through security. There are no reported airside smoking facilities once you have passed through passport control and security screening.

Before Security

The only confirmed option for smokers at SOB is to exit the terminal building and use designated outdoor smoking zones on the landside. The airport is compact, so reaching the exit from check-in takes only a couple of minutes. Look for the standard Hungarian "Kijelölt Dohányzóhely" (Designated Smoking Area) signage outside the terminal entrance.

• Designated outdoor smoking areas are located outside the terminal building, landside.

• No indoor smoking rooms or enclosed smoking cabins have been reported anywhere in the terminal.

After Security

There are no known smoking facilities airside at SOB. The terminal is small and does not appear to have a paid lounge with a smoking area or any other post-security smoking option. Once you clear security, your only realistic choice is to have smoked before entering the secure zone.

Vaping Rules

No specific vaping policy for SOB has been published in available sources. Hungary broadly restricts smoking in public indoor spaces, and it is safest to treat vaping the same as smoking: outside only, in the designated outdoor zones.

Transit and Layovers

SOB handles mostly seasonal charter and low-cost traffic with limited transit. If you have a connection here, plan to smoke before clearing security, as there is no confirmed airside option.

Bottom Line

Smoke before you go through security at the outdoor designated area outside the terminal entrance. Once airside, there are no smoking facilities available.