tower control
Airport traffic authority
Tower control is the air traffic control unit responsible for managing aircraft movements on and immediately around an airport—taxiing, takeoffs, and landings.
Controllers in the tower have visual contact with the airfield: Tower control cleared us for takeoff on runway 27.
In video games, tower control is a competitive mode where teams fight to escort a moving tower into enemy territory.
- airportAviation passenger facility
- air trafficAircraft in flight
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- runwayPaved path for planes
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
aviation · landing · clearance · radio · radio chatter · headset · frequency · approach · departure · holding pattern · flight · flight path · altitude · airspace · beacon · navigation · communication · ground
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