ALF / LD6 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight
The 125 in long sibling of the LD3. Doubles the floor area while keeping the single-width contour, so it loads the same door but fills the slot end to end.
IATA / industry code
ALF · also coded LD6
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
153.4 × 317.5 × 162.6 cm (60.4 × 125 × 64 in)
Usable volume
9 m³ / 318 ft³
Max gross weight
3,175 kg / 7,000 lb
Tare
159 kg / 351 lb公开源分歧 159–230kg（制造商差异），取 Menzies/华航 159
Net payload available
3,004 kg / 6,623 lbMax gross less tare and net
Contour
LD6
Height limit
—
Door opening
309 × 152 cm
Tie-down points
6
Loadable payload
Payload is max gross minus the ULD’s own tare and its standard net.
Basis
kg
lb
Structural max gross
3,175
7,000
Tare
159
351
Standard net
12
26
Net payload
3,004
6,623
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
LD6
Lower Deck
162.6 cm / 64 in
153.4 × 317.5 cm
carrier-published
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B747, B777, B767, B787, A330, A350. 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