Air-traffic-controller aptitude

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for air-traffic-controller aptitude selection in the aviation, aerospace, air traffic, and airports sector with 5 skill areas: spatial reasoning, attention and concentration, situational judgment, numerical reasoning and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Spatial reasoning — Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Two aircraft at FL350 on the same airway are 8 NM apart closing at a combined rate of 16 NM per minute. How many minutes until minimum separation is lost if 5 NM is required?

   • A. Approximately 3 minutes
   • B. Approximately 8 minutes
   • C. Approximately 16 minutes
   • D. No conflict because both are at FL350

2. You monitor two arrivals sequenced to the same runway; the lead aircraft is slow vacating. What is best?

   • A. Turn off the runway lights to discourage the follower
   • B. Clear the follower to land because separation is still legal horizontally
   • C. Issue go-around or delay clearance to the follower before the runway is compromised
   • D. Cancel both approaches without advising either crew

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.