Radar Approach Control Tower

An airport traffic control tower (ATCT) that uses radar and non-radar capabilities to provide approach control services to aircraft arriving, departing, or transiting airspace controlled by the facility. It provides radar Air Traffic Control (ATC) services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of one or more civil and/or military airports in the terminal area In other words, a radar approach control tower is an ATCT at which airport traffic control specialists are permitted to provide radar approach control service, including extensive vectoring, as well as to handle takeoffs and landings. Radar Acts can be separated into a control tower and a radar room. (FAA10)