What is the difference between ATC tower and approach?

Air Traffic Controllers Tower Controller is a person that provides air traffic control service at and in the vicinity of an aerodrome. Approach Controller is a person that provides air traffic control for departing and arriving flights. They are the link between the tower controllers and the area controllers.



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The ATC system—the second major part of the National Airspace System—offers three basic forms of service: navigation aid (including landing), flight planning and in-flight advisory information, and air traffic control.

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Being an air traffic controller is an extremely high-stress job, with workers responsible for the movement and direction of thousands of lives onboard commercial and general aviation aircraft every day.

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