What is the Eurocontrol FEAST Test? A Complete Guide (2026)
What the Eurocontrol FEAST aptitude test is, who uses it, what FEAST I, II and III involve, and how to prepare — including EUROCONTROL's free official practice.
The FEAST test is the standard aptitude assessment used to select trainee air traffic controllers across most of Europe. If you are applying to a European ANSP, understanding FEAST is the first step in your preparation.
What Does FEAST Stand For?
FEAST stands for First European Air Traffic Controller Selection Test. It was developed by EUROCONTROL, which says more than 150,000 candidates have now been tested.
Who Uses the FEAST Test?
EUROCONTROL lists 56 organisations that use FEAST, mostly European air navigation service providers but also some beyond Europe. In the UK, EUROCONTROL lists Global ATS as a user; NATS isn't on its list and runs its own online tests. Each organisation chooses which FEAST tests to use, so always check your provider's own information. We keep a FEAST guide for each of these providers, covering which parts of FEAST they run and what their own selection adds on top.
What Does FEAST I Include?
FEAST I is a set of cognitive ability tests plus an English listening and comprehension test (ELICIT). EUROCONTROL says it measures abilities such as decision-making, planning, memory, logical reasoning, visual perception, attention, multitasking and spatial orientation, and takes roughly 2.5 to 4 hours depending on which tests the organisation uses. EUROCONTROL doesn't publish the names of the individual tests.
What is FEAST II?
FEAST II is one or two work-sample simulations — FEAST RADAR (formerly DART) and FEAST MULTI-PASS — each taking about 1.5 to 2 hours. No ATC knowledge is needed.
What is FEAST III?
FEAST III is an optional personality questionnaire (the FEAST Personality Questionnaire). Not every organisation uses it, and there are no right or wrong answers.
Is There Official Practice?
Yes. EUROCONTROL offers free official FEAST practice at feast-training.eurocontrol.int, covering almost all FEAST I tests. EUROCONTROL recommends it over commercial products, which it hasn't been involved in — including ours. Use it alongside any other preparation.
How Difficult is FEAST?
EUROCONTROL says each organisation sets its own pass threshold and that in most cases an average result is enough. It also advises taking FEAST only once; retake rules are up to the organisation. Our FEAST practice tests are original, timed practice for the kinds of abilities FEAST assesses — spatial, numerical and logical reasoning, attention, memory and a dual-task exercise — not the real FEAST tests.
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