AKC / LD1 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight
LD-1 contoured container
IATA / industry code
AKC · also coded LD1/AVC/AVD/AVK
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
153.4 × 156.2 × 162.6 cm (60.4 × 61.5 × 64 in)
Usable volume
Not published in the source
Max gross weight
1,588 kg / 3,501 lb
Tare
—70-170
Net payload available
—Max 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
C
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
1,588
3,501
Tare
0
—
Standard net
0
—
Net payload
0
—
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
C
Lower Deck
162.6 cm / 64 in
233.7 × — cm
public-letter-summary
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B747-8, B747F, B747-400F, B767-200, B767-300, B767-400ER, B767-300F, B777-200LR, B777-300ER, B777F, B777-200, B787-8, B787-9, B787-10. 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 ULD PDF: IATA AKC; also AVC/AVD/AVK. Suitable 747/767/777/787/MD-11 lower. Door 58x61 in.
Boeing StartupBoeing — Cargo Pallets and Containers (https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/company/startupboeing/CargoPalletsContainers.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-22)