管制塔(かんせいとう)

管制塔(かんせいとう) is the tower at an airport where air traffic controllers direct aircraft movements.

Forms

管制(かんせい) (control, regulation) + 塔(とう) (tower). 航空(こうくう)管制(かんせい) (air traffic control) uses the same 管制(かんせい).

Common collocations

• 管制塔(かんせいとう)からの指示(しじ): instructions from the control tower
• 管制塔(かんせいとう)と交信(こうしん)する: to communicate with the control tower
• 管制塔(かんせいとう)に連絡(れんらく)する: to contact the control tower

Related words

• 管制官(かんせいかん): air traffic controller
• 航空(こうくう)管制(かんせい): air traffic control
• 滑走路(かっそうろ): runway
• 離着陸(りちゃくりく): takeoff and landing

Also used figuratively to mean a central command point or headquarters directing operations.