AKE / LD3 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight
The LD3 is the workhorse of wide-body belly holds: one side contoured to the fuselage curve, roughly 4.5 m³ of usable space and the most widely handled ULD type at passenger terminals.
IATA / industry code
AKE · also coded LD3
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
153.4 × 156.2 × 162.6 cm (60.4 × 61.5 × 64 in)
Usable volume
4.5 m³ / 157 ft³
Max gross weight
1,588 kg / 3,501 lb
Tare
83 kg / 183 lb公开源为范围值 58–120kg（制造商差异），83 取 Menzies 口径
Net payload available
1,495 kg / 3,296 lbMax gross less tare and net
Contour
LD3
Height limit
—
Door opening
148 × 152 cm
Tie-down points
4
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
83
183
Standard net
10
22
Net payload
1,495
3,296
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
LD3
Lower Deck
162.6 cm / 64 in
153.4 × 156.2 cm
carrier-published
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B747, B777, B767, B787, A330, A350, A321. 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
Menzies Cargo Ops Manual V22
Cathay Pacific CX W&B (Rev6/Rev3)
Cross-checked 2026-10-07; revision log in the repository