LD1 (AKC) CBM Calculator

Air Freight ULD234 × 153 × 163 cm4.7 m³ max
Internal Length
234 cm
2.34 m
Internal Width
153 cm
1.53 m
Internal Height
163 cm
1.63 m
Max Capacity
4.7 m³
166.0 ft³
The LD1 (AKC) is a contoured lower-deck (belly) container with one angled lower corner, external roughly 234 × 153 × 163 cm and about 4.7 m³ usable volume. It is a distinct, larger unit than the half-width LD3 (AKE) — not the same volume as the LD3. Used in wide-body belly holds for general cargo and express shipments.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the LD1 (AKC)'s internal dimensions. Change Pieces to calculate total CBM and see what percentage of the container you'd fill. To calculate a different box size, adjust the dimensions freely.

InputsInstant
Total CBM 5.8357 cubic metres. 100.0 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
5.8357m³Over capacity— exceeds container volume
1 × (234 × 153 × 163 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 5.8357 m³

The call returns the same answer, with its source and its status: Computed.

The same answer in your agent
{"tool":"cbm_calculator","arguments":{"length_cm":234,"width_cm":153,"height_cm":163}}
MCP server: https://www.freightutils.com/api/mcp/mcp
Through the API
# Total CBM 5.8357 m³ (1 piece(s), 5.835726 m³ each) — computed per FreightUtils published methodology.
curl 'https://www.freightutils.com/api/cbm?l=234&w=153&h=163'
Container Fill100.0%of 4.7 m³

Exceeds container capacity — reduce pieces or use a larger container.

CBM per Piece
5.8357 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
206.09 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
5,835.73 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
356,117.9 in³
1 m³ = 61,023.7 in³
Metric volume conventionCBM = (length cm × width cm × height cm) ÷ 1,000,000per-piece and total CBM rounded to 4 dpcomputed
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