traffic control tower
11Air traffic control — For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Amsterdam s Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands …
12Vancouver Harbour Control Tower — The Vancouver Harbour Air Control Tower is placed on top of the 142m (466 ft) skyscraper Granville Square in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1973 it remains the highest air traffic control tower in the world, in the city with one of …
13airport traffic control service — Air traffic control service provided by an airport traffic control tower for aircraft operating on the movement area and in the vicinity of an airport …
14control tower — control′ tow er n. aer. an elevated structure for observation and control of air and ground traffic at an airport • Etymology: 1915–20 …
15nonapproach control tower — A control tower that authorizes aircraft to land and take off at the airport under its control or to transit the airport traffic area. The primary function of a nonapproach control tower is to sequence aircraft in traffic patterns and on the… …
16aerodrome control tower — A unit established to provide air traffic control service to aerodrome traffic (ICAO). The tower is responsible for issuing information and clearances to aircraft under its control to achieve a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic… …
17control tower — a glass enclosed, elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport. Also called tower. [1915 20] * * * …
18control tower — con trol ,tower noun count a tall building at an airport from which people control the movement of aircraft. The people who do this job are called air traffic controllers …
19control tower — noun a tall building at an airport from which the movements of air traffic are controlled …
20Australian air traffic control — Air traffic control in Australia is provided by two different agencies, one civilian and one military. The civilian provider is Airservices Australia, which controls civilian airfields and airspace. The military provider is the Royal Australian… …
