noun
Refers to the tower at an airport from which air traffic is directed. Also used metaphorically for any central command post.
管制官はコントロールタワーから離着陸を指示する。
Air traffic controllers direct takeoffs and landings from the control tower.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
管制塔 is the native Japanese equivalent, used in formal or technical contexts, while コントロールタワー is a common loanword.
Loanword from English 'control tower'.