All air carriers using cargo containers called ULDs that are used to group the goods and ensure the safety on board.
A unit load, or ULD, is a pallet or container used to load luggage, freight and mail on aircraft with great body and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows a large amount of goods to be grouped into a single unit.
Since this leads to a lower number of units of load, this system allows the ground to save time and effort to load cargo on aircraft and helps prevent delayed flights.
CONTAINERVolume indicated is internal volume. |
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Type |
Volume |
Linear dimensions
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Remarks |
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LD1 |
4.90 m3 |
156/234 × 153 × 163 cm |
contoured, half width |
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LD2 |
3.40 m3 |
119/156 × 153 × 163 cm |
contoured, half width |
|
LD3 |
4.33 m3 |
164/201 × 153 × 163 cm |
contoured, half width |
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LD6 |
8.95 m3 |
318/407 × 153 × 163 cm |
contoured, full width, equivalent to 2 LD3s |
|
LD8 |
6.88 m3 |
244/318 × 153 × 163 cm |
contoured, full width, equivalent to 2 LD2s; DQF-prefix |
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LD11 |
7.16 m3 |
1318 × 153 × 163 cm |
same as LD-6 but without contours; rectangular |
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PALLET |
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Type |
Volume |
Linear dimensions |
Remarks |
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LD8 |
6.88 m3 |
153 × 244 cm |
same floor dimensions as container variant; FQA-prefix |
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LD11 |
7.16 m3 |
153 × 318 cm |
same floor dimensions as container variant; FLA- and PLA-prefixes |
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LD7 |
10.8 m3 |
224 × 318 cm |