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LD-9 Reefer
Insulated container on P1P base. Full IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft compatibility below.
- IATA ULD code
- RAP cool container on P1P base
- Rate class
- Type 5
- Door opening
- 216 x 147 cm (85 x 58 in)
- Aircraft compatibility
- 747, 767, 777, 787, DC-10, MD-11 lower hold
- Maximum gross weight
- Lower hold 4,626 kg (10,198 lb); main deck 6,000 kg (13,227 lb)
- Tare weight
- 400 kg (882 lb)
- Internal volume
- 9.6 m³ (339 ft³)
About the LD-9 Reefer
The refrigerated LD-9 — an insulated cool container on a P1P base, built to the RAP code with a solid door.
Carries the same dual gross-weight rating as the dry LD-9, at 4,626 kg in a lower hold and 6,000 kg on a main deck. Internal volume is quoted at 9.6 m³ once the insulation is accounted for, against 10.8 m³ for the dry unit.
What it carries
How it is built
- An insulated cool container on a P1P base.
- The door is solid rather than canvas, as the insulated envelope requires.
- Insulated panel walls, usually foam-cored, built onto a standard container base.
- A solid door with a sealing gasket in place of the canvas curtain used on dry units.
- Active units carry their own refrigeration machinery with battery or aircraft power; passive units hold temperature using stored coolant.
- Temperature monitoring throughout, and on active units a controller showing setpoint against actual.
Why it is used
- Holds a temperature range across the whole journey, including ground handling and tarmac waits — the points where an unprotected cold chain usually breaks.
- Uses the same aircraft positions and handling equipment as the equivalent dry unit.
- The standard choice for pharmaceuticals, vaccines and high-value perishables, where a temperature excursion destroys the cargo's value.
What to check before booking
- Insulation and machinery both eat internal volume compared with the dry equivalent.
- Tare weight is markedly higher, so revenue payload is lower.
- Active units need power or charging on the ground, and pre-cooling before the cargo goes in.
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