English-Dutch translations for control tower

• controletoren
  Naar verluidt laat de communicatie tussen de controletoren en het cabinepersoneel van een toestel uit derde landen dikwijls te wensen over. It is said that the communication between control towers and the crew of some third-country aircraft leaves much to be desired.
• verkeerstoren
  De verkeerstoren en alle elektronische installaties zijn er. The control tower is there, and all the electronic equipment.
  De opleiding en de bijscholing van het personeel zijn echter ook essentieel, en dat niet alleen in de verkeerstoren en in de lucht. However, the basic and further training of personnel is also crucial, and not only in the control tower and on the aircraft.

Definition of control tower

• An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport
• An enclosed, raised structure occupied by one or more persons who operate or exercise control over railway traffic, ship movement, a racetrack, machinery, etc

Related words

• control stock
• controlled auto-ignition
• automatic climate control
• automatic remote control
• automatic control
• inventory control
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