Tower Control

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Tower Control is an air traffic control unit located at an airport that manages aircraft movements on the runways and in the immediate airspace around the field.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air traffic control unit
airport control service
applies low visibility procedures
noise abatement procedures
standard separation minima in the aerodrome traffic circuit
communicatesOn tower frequency
communicatesWith airport operations staff
ground vehicles
pilots
controls aircraft on runways
aircraft taxiing on taxiways
arriving aircraft
departing aircraft
vehicles on movement areas
coordinatesWith Approach Control NERFINISHED
Area Control Center NERFINISHED
Ground Control NERFINISHED
ensures prevention of runway incursions
runway separation
traffic sequencing for departure
traffic sequencing on final approach
follows ICAO air traffic control procedures
national aviation regulations
hasRole managing aircraft movements in immediate airport airspace
managing aircraft movements on runways
isLocatedIn control tower
isPartOf air traffic control system
airport operations
isStaffedBy licensed air traffic controllers
issues go-around instructions
landing clearances
line-up and wait instructions
takeoff clearances
taxi instructions
monitors runway occupancy
visibility conditions
weather conditions at the airport
operates 24-hour schedule at busy airports
operatesAt airport
operatesWithin aerodrome traffic circuit
control zone
primaryObjective safe and orderly flow of aerodrome traffic
secondaryObjective efficient use of runways and taxiways
uses light gun signals
radio communication
surface movement radar
visual observation

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Area Control Center coordinatesWith Tower Control