DPE / LD2 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight
LD-2 contoured container
IATA / industry code
DPE · also coded LD2/APA/DPA
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
119.4 × 153.4 × 162.6 cm (47 × 60.4 × 64 in)
Usable volume
Not published in the source
Max gross weight
1,225 kg / 2,701 lb
Tare
92 kg / 203 lb
Net payload available
1,133 kg / 2,498 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
E
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
1,225
2,701
Tare
92
203
Standard net
0
—
Net payload
1,133
2,498
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
E
Lower Deck
162.6 cm / 64 in
200.7 × — cm
public-letter-summary
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B767-200, B767-300, B767-400ER, B767-300F. 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: IATA DPE; also APA/DPA. Suitable 747/767/777/787 lower. ULD CARE lists APE family for LD-2.
Boeing StartupBoeing — Cargo Pallets and Containers (https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/v2/company/startupboeing/CargoPalletsContainers.pdf, retrieved 2026-10-22)