Air Container Specifications
Air Freight Container Sizes
- Air containers are also known as Unit Load Devices, or ULDs and have a 3 letter code
- The first leter indicates container type: A= container P= pallet R = thermal certified
- The second letter indicates base dimension: A= 2.23 x 3.17 L= 1.53 x 3.17 K= 1.53 x 1.56
- The third letter indicates other technical information such as whether the container contains forklift slots
- The infomation is a guide only. Actual demensions and capacities differ between manufactures and airlines
- There are multiple other container sizes not listed here
| Code | Description | Volume (m3) | Payload (kg) | Tare (kg) |
Length (m) | Width | Height | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA2/AAP | LD9 Full size Lower deck container | 10.60 | 4898 | 200 | 3.18 | 2.24 | 1.63 | B767 B777 A330 |
| ALN | LD8 Full size Lower deck container | 6.85 | 2282 | 168 | 3.15 | 1.53 | 1.63 | B767 |
| AVE/AVN/AKE/AKN | LD3 Haft size Lower deck container | 4.13 | 1526 | 62 | 1.98 | 1.53 | 1.63 | A330 B777 |
| AKG/AKH | LD3 Lower deck container | 3.68 | 1045 | 90 | 2.42 | 1.53 | 1.14 | A320 A321 |
| PMC | LD7-96 Lower deck pallet and net | 11.70 | 5098 | 120 | 3.07 | 2.34 | 1.60 | B767 B777 A330 |
| PAP/PAG | LD7-88 Lower deck pallet and net | 10.76 | 4490 | 110 | 3.07 | 2.08 | 1.60 | B767 B777 A330 |
| PKC | LD3-45 Lower deck pallet and net | 3.68 | 1061 | 74 | 2.42 | 1.53 | 1.14 | A320 A321 |