DQF / LD8 — Air Cargo Container Dimensions & Weight

A 96 in long single-width container sized for the 767 belly hold; on other airframes the slot pitch usually makes the ALF the better fit.

IATA / industry code
DQF · also coded LD8
Class
Lower-deck container · Lower Deck
External
153.4 × 243.8 × 162.6 cm (60.4 × 96 × 64 in)
Usable volume
6.8 m³ / 238 ft³
Max gross weight
2,449 kg / 5,399 lb
Tare
145 kg / 320 lb
Net payload available
2,294 kg / 5,057 lbMax gross less tare and net
Contour
LD8
Height limit
—
Door opening
236 × 152 cm
Tie-down points
4

Loadable payload

Payload is max gross minus the ULD’s own tare and its standard net.
Basiskglb
Structural max gross2,4495,399
Tare145320
Standard net1022
Net payload2,2945,057

Contour applied

The container’s own section fixes the limit; the deck it loads on fixes whether it fits at all.

ContourDeckMax heightBase (W × L)Verification
LD8Lower Deck162.6 cm / 64 in153.4 × 243.8 cmcarrier-published

Aircraft

Recorded as compatible with: B767. 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

Check a DQF build against its contourOpen the ULD centre in the tool — no sign-up needed to look parameters up.