AAU / LD29 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight
LD-29 contoured on P1P
IATA / industry code
AAU · also coded LD29
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
223.5 × 317.5 × 162.6 cm (88 × 125 × 64 in)
Usable volume
Not published in the source
Max gross weight
6,033 kg / 13,300 lb
Tare
265 kg / 584 lb
Net payload available
5,768 kg / 12,716 lbMax gross minus published tare. Net weight is not in the public source, so it is not subtracted. A range or approximate tare leaves this blank.
Contour
U
Height limit
—
Door opening
—Pallet — no door; the hold entry profile governs instead
Tie-down points
—
Loadable payload
Payload is max gross minus the ULD’s own tare and its standard net.
Basis
kg
lb
Structural max gross
6,033
13,300
Tare
265
584
Standard net
0
—
Net payload
5,768
12,716
Contour applied
The container’s own section fixes the limit; the deck it loads on fixes whether it fits at all.
Contour
Deck
Max height
Base (W × L)
Verification
U
Lower Deck
162.6 cm / 64 in
472.4 × — cm
public-letter-summary
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B747-8. Compatibility here means the compartment accepts this ULD’s section and the position exists — it is not a statement that the deck’s height limit allows a full-height build.
Sources for this page
Boeing: AAU. Suitable 747 lower only.
Boeing StartupBoeing — Cargo Pallets and Containers (https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/company/startupboeing/CargoPalletsContainers.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-22)