Air Cargo Plane Capacities

Capacities of Common Cargo Aircraft

Below are the cargo carrying capacities of common aircraft used in air cargo shipping.

Aircraft Equip Avail Vol for freight Max weight
Boeing 737-300 Bulkhold 21.0m3 2,250 kg
Boeing 737-400 Bulkhold 24.0m3 2,897 kg
Boeing 737-200 6LD7 +Bulkhold 70.0m3 19,500 kg
Boeing 767-300 4LD8/3LD7 + Bulkhold 63.0m3 16,500 kg
Boeing 777-200 4LD7/4LD3 + Bulkhold 61.0m3 21,000 kg
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 CF 26M1/6LD7/7LD3 543.1m3 82,000 kg
Airbus A330-300 6LD7 + 4LD3 + Bulkhold 86.0m3 13,500 kg
Airbus A330-300 (H) 6LD7 + 4LD3 + Bulkhold 86.0m3 21,000 kg
Boeing 747F (Freighter) 29M1/9LD7/2LD3 601.4m3 95,000 kg
Ilyushin IL-76 220 m3 101,000 lb
Antonov An-12 97 m3 44,092 lb.