The standard 96 × 125 in air cargo pallet. Everything on it is bounded by a contour: the pallet itself has no height, so the applicable limit comes from the deck it sits on.
IATA / industry code
PMC · also coded P6/PM
Class
Main- and lower-deck pallet · Main & Lower Deck
External
243.8 × 317.5 × null cm (96 × 125 × null in)
Usable volume
17 m³ / 600 ft³
Max gross weight
6,804 kg / 15,000 lb
Tare
114 kg / 251 lb公开源范围 86–120kg（华航/DSV），取中偏保守值
Net payload available
6,680 kg / 14,727 lbMax gross less tare and net
Contour
Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7
Height limit
Q6: 243.8 cm / 96 in · Q7: 299.7 cm / 118 in
Door opening
—Pallet — no door; the hold entry profile governs instead
Tie-down points
10
Loadable payload
Payload is max gross minus the ULD’s own tare and its standard net.
Basis
kg
lb
Structural max gross
6,804
15,000
Tare
114
251
Standard net
10
22
Net payload
6,680
14,727
Contour applied
A pallet has no height of its own — the build is bounded by the contour of the compartment it sits in. The table below lists the profiles this ULD type is rated for; the same PMC is limited to roughly 64 in on a wide-body passenger lower deck and up to 118 in in a 747 or 777 freighter main deck.
Contour
Deck
Max height
Base (W × L)
Verification
Q4 (IATA L)
Main Deck
294.6 cm / 116 in
243.8 × 317.5 cm
unverified
Q5
Main Deck
299.7 cm / 118 in
243.8 × 317.5 cm
unverified
Q6 (IATA A)
Main Deck
243.8 cm / 96 in
243.8 × 317.5 cm
training-approx
Q7 (IATA D)
Main Deck
299.7 cm / 118 in
243.8 × 317.5 cm
training
Aircraft
Recorded as compatible with: B747F, B777F. 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)
IATA 承运人公开ULD规格
Cross-checked 2026-10-07; revision log in the repository