塔台 (tǎtái): control tower (at an airport)

Measure Word

一座塔台 zuò

飞行员正在和塔台通话。

Fēixíngyuán zhèngzài hé tǎtái tōnghuà.

The pilot is communicating with the control tower.

塔台批准了飞机起飞。

Tǎtái pīzhǔn le fēijī qǐfēi.

The control tower approved the plane for takeoff.

memory

Tower (塔) + platform (台) — the tower platform at an airport from which controllers direct air traffic.

塔 tǎ

台 tái