Airline capabilities, cargo dimensions, and weight limitations

Airline capabilities, cargo dimensions, and weight limitations

Find out in this article which products can be shipped per airline (General, Pharma etc) and the dimension and weight limitations for each.

Click on any of the airlines in the table of contents on the right-hand side to jump to the section with their product offerings and dimension and weight limitations. 


Above Air (9A)

Product: GEN

Weight: 200 kg gross per piece

Dimensions: 120x100x80

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


airBaltic Cargo

Product: GEN

Weight limitations: 
Max 150kg per piece for exports from Stockholm (ARN) 

Max 250kg per piece for exports from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)

Max 1100kg per shipment

Dimension limitations: 114W x 84H 

Type of rates offered: Standard


Air Canada Cargo

Product: GEN

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


AirCargoGroup

Product: General cargo

Weight: 3,500 kg

Dimensions: 162x244x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Air Côte D'Ivoire

Product: General cargo, Pharma, Perishables

Weight: 3,500 kg/piece

Dimensions: 315x240x160 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


AirEuropa Cargo

Product: General cargo, Perishables, Pharma with temperature control

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Air France/KLM

Product: GEN, Pharma, Lithium batteries

Weight: Up to 10,000 kg 

Dimensions: No restrictions

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express

Find more information about the aircraft specifications and ULDs for AF/KLM here.


Air India - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: 3,500 kg

Dimensions: 162x244x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Air Menzies International

Product: General cargo

Weight: 2,000 kg

Dimensions: 315x240x160 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


American Airlines Cargo

Product: GEN

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Amerijet - Represented by GSA Aircargonet

Product: General Cargo

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard


ANA Cargo

Product: GEN Cargo

Weight & Dimensions: Max. per piece weight = 1000kg, Max. weight = 10000kgs, 302cm X 236cm X 160cm

Types of rates offered: Standard, Express


Asia Cargo Airlines - Represented by GSA Airspire

Product: General cargo, Perishables, Dangerous goods

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Avianca

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 1,500 kg max weight

Dimensions: 100 X 100 X 100 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard


Azerbaijan Airlines - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Binter Canarias

Product: General cargo

Weight: 60 kg/piece

Dimensions: 60x60x60 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Beijing Capital Airlines - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Bridges Air Cargo (GSA Skyline)

Product: General cargo

Weight: 500 kg/piece

Dimensions: 120x80x160 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard


CargoJet

Product: General cargo

Weight: under 3000/piece

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Cargolux

Product: General cargo

Weight: up to1000 kg (dependent on origin)

Dimensions: 310x240x240 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Caribbean Airlines Cargo

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 500 kg max weight

Dimensions: Controlled per aircraft via Caribbean Airlines' API

Type of rates offered: Standard


Cathay Pacific Cargo

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 10,000 kg, under 5035 kg/piece

Dimensions: 300x244x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


China Airlines

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 2,000 kg/piece

Dimensions: dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


China Eastern

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 4,000 kg max weight

Dimensions: N/A

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


China Southern

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 3,000 kg

Dimensions: dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


CMA CGM AIR CARGO

Product: General Cargo, perishables, lithium batteries

Weight: 4,500 kg/piece and 5,000 kg/piece

Dimensions: 290x244x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Coyne Airways

Product: General Cargo, pharma, lithium batteries, perishables, temperature control

Weight: 2,500 kg

Dimensions: 195x224x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Product: General Cargo

Weight: 380 kg/piece

Dimensions: dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Delta Cargo

Product: General cargo, PIM, HUM, PER

Weight: depending on the aircraft type (applied by the carrier)

Dimensions: 6cbm

Type of rates offered: Standard*

Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDS for Delta Cargo here.

*ex-Germany Standard and Express

*ex- U.S Dash Heavy (DHV) is open domestically, and Express Heavy (XAG) is for US exports.


ECS (Condor, TUI, SunClass)

Product: General cargo

Weight & Dimensions: No restriction. Maximum applicable depending on each aircraft. 

Type of rates offered: Standard


EGYPTAIR Cargo

Product: General cargo 

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


EL AL Cargo

Product: General cargo

Weight

Narrow body: Max 100 kg

Wide body & Freighter: 5000 kg 

Freighter: 5000 kg

Dimensions

Narrow body 80x80x80cm 

Wide body & Freighter: 317x244x300cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Emirates SkyCargo

Product: General cargo, perishables, lithium batteries, pharma, and pharma AXS shipments

Weight: 3,000Kgs/20M3 

Dimensions: 3cbm (dependent on aircraft type)

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Ethiopian Airlines - In association with GSA Megacap

Product: General cargo

Weight: No restrictions

Dimensions: 120x340x300cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Etihad Cargo

Product: General cargo, Food, electric equipment, pharma, spare parts, chemicals, Lithium batteries, etc

Weight: 

Freighter: 3500kgs 

Wide body:1650kgs

Narrow Body:250kgs

Dimensions: 

Freighter: 20cbm

Wide body:10cbm

Narrow Body:1.5cbm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for Etihad here.


Euroasian Cargo (GSA)

Product: General cargo

Weight: under 4000/piece

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard


FedEx

Product: General cargo

Weight: 6045 kg / 1850 kg per piece (gross)

Dimensions: 236x180x297cm / 200x213x297cm / 159x223x297cm

Specific origin and destination restrictions may apply.

Type of rates offered: Standard

Get more information about shipping freight with FedEx here.


Finnair

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 6,000 kg CHW 

Dimensions: 30 CBM

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Fits Cargo

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 150 kg/piece 

Dimensions: 100x100x100 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Gulf Air - Represented by GSA FlyUs

Product: General Cargo

WeightDependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: 117x80x120 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard


Hainan Airlines - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


IAG (British, Iberia, Aer Lingus)

Product: General cargo, aircraft parts, electric equipment, pharma, medical, metal, etc

Weight & Dimensions: No restrictions. Maximum applicable depending on each aircraft. 

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express, Spot Rates(*)

Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for IAG Cargo here.

(*) Spot rates are only available from: 

United Kingdom and Ireland – WB: 100 – 2,000 kg

Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands) – WB: 300 – 2,000 kg

North America – WB: 100 – 2,000 kg


ITA Airways Cargo

Product: General cargo, perishables, pharma, lithium batteries

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Japan Airlines Cargo (JAL)

Product: General cargo, lithium batteries

Weight: No limitations, except HEL 1,000 kgs

Dimensions: 294x220x159cms L/W/H

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


JetBlue Cargo

Product: General cargo, perishables

Weight: 68 kg/piece for GEN and 45 kg/piece for PER

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard


Juneyao Airlines - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


KUB Air Cargo

Product: General cargo 

Weight: 1,000 kg/piece

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


LATAM

Product: General cargo

Weight: By default, 300 kg chw (Spain only - 100 kg chw) 

Dimensions: N/A

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


LOT Cargo

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Lufthansa 

Product: General cargo, food, spare parts, chemicals, pharma, lithium batteries, electrical equipment, etc

Weight: 10000 kg GWT (India - 500 kg GWT) 

Dimensions: 244x318x350cm / 51 CBM 

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express

Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for Lufthansa here.


Middle East Airlines - Represented by GSA Aircargonet

Product: General Cargo

Weight: 950kgs per piece

Dimensions: 140x140x110cm

Type of rates offered: Standard


MNG Airlines

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Nippon Cargo Airways

Product: General Cargo, Lithium batteries

Dimensions: 244x318x295cm (PMC Pallet)

Weight: 10 tons

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for Nippon Cargo Airlines here.


Norse Atlantic Airways

Product: General

Weight per piece: 1,500 kg

Total shipment weight: 4,600 kg

Volume: 11m3 

Dimensions: 317x243x160cms


Oman Air - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: 1,000 kg/piece

Dimensions: 120x80x160cms

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Pattaya Airways

Product: General cargo

Weight: 5,000 kg

Dimensions: 140x70x70cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Plus Ultra/Summerwind

Product: General cargo

Weight: 300 kg/piece

Dimensions: 160x120x312 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Qantas Freight

Product: General cargo, Pharma, lithium batteries

Weight: No restrictions

Dimensions: 162x243x317 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Qatar Airways Cargo

Product: General cargo, diplomatic, aircraft parts, medical equipment, consol, electric, pharma, temperature controlled goods, lithium batteries, QR Fresh, Aerospace

Weight: 15,000kgs, ex NO: 22000kgs

Dimensions: 90CBM

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express, Q-Plus,* Q-Prime*


Find more information about aircraft specifications for Qatar Airways Cargo here

(*) Available countries for Q-Plus are: DE, NL, ES, IT, FR, US, GB, IN, BE, VN, MY, TR, PH, FI, NO, AE, QA, HU, AU

(*) Available countries for Q-Prime are: DE, ES, IN, IT, US


Royal Jordanian - Represented by GSA Aircargonet

Product: General Cargo

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard


Safe Air Company - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: 1000 kg/piece, 5000kgs chbl/wt 30cbm

Dimensions: 310x240x195 cm 

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)

Product: General cargo, PIL, PES, Food, electric equipment, lithium batteries, pharma 

Weight: No restrictions

Dimensions: Max applicable by aircraft type 

Type of rates offered: Standard

Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for SAS Cargo here


Silk Way West Airlines

Product: General cargo, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods (3303 & 3304)

Weight: 5T (IT), 10T (DE/FR/BE/NL/ES/UK/NO/SE/PT/CZ/HU/US)

Dimensions: 244x318x295cm (PMC Pallet)

Type of rates offered: Standard

Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for Silk Way West Airlines here.


Singapore Airlines

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Stabo Air - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Sunrise Airlines - Represented by GSA Aircargonet

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: 131x240x280cm

Type of rates offered: Standard


Suparna Airlines - Represented by GSA NFL Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: 4000 kgs/piece

Dimensions: height <= 290cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Swiss Cargo

Product: General cargo, pharma with temperature control

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


TAP Cargo

Product: General cargo, perishables, HUM, AVI, and pharma with temperature control (*)

Weight

Wide-body: 5000 kg 

Narrow-body: 100 kg to 1000 kg, depending on the aircraft type

Dimensions: depending on the aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard

(*) pharma with temperature control is currently only available for flights from Europe to the United States.


Thai Cargo

Product: General cargo

Weight: 1000 kg/piece

Dimensions: 150x150x150 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Tianjin Airlines - Represented by GSA Euro Cargo Aviation

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Turkish Airlines Cargo

Product: General cargo, COU, Perishables, Vulnerable

Weight: 3,000 kg

Dimensions: 18 cbm/ 300x227x162cm - Only non-stackable

*Belgium 5,000 kg/50cbm

*Germany 5000 kg/30m3 

*Italy 5000 kg/30cbm

*Luxembourg 9,000 kg/50cbm

*Switzerland 5000 kg/30m3

Type of rates offered: Smart (Standard), Express (Premium, Urgent)


Find more information about aircraft specifications and ULDs for Turkish Cargo here.


T'Way Air - Represented by GSA Extrans Global

Product: General cargo, dangerous goods

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


United Cargo 

Product: General cargo

Weight: 1000 kg

Dimensions: 160x260x300cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Uzbekistan Airways - Represented by GSA Aircargonet

Product: General Cargo

Weight: No weight limitations

Dimensions: No dimension limitations

Type of rates offered: Standard


Vietnam Airlines - Represented by GSA Lotus Aviation

Product: General Cargo, Lithium batteries

Weight: 5,000 kg

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Product: General cargo, perishables, temperature control, lithium batteries 

Weight: 10,000 kg, 5,000 kg/piece

Dimensions: 160x240x300 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


WestJet Cargo

Product: General cargo, Perishables, Lithium batteries

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard


Widerøe

Product: General cargo

Weight: 300 kg/piece

Dimensions: N/A

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


World Cargo Airlines (in association with Aviation GSA)

Product: General cargo, dangerous goods, lithium batteries

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Xiamen Air

Product: General cargo

Weight: Dependent on aircraft type

Dimensions: Dependent on aircraft type

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


YTO Cargo Airlines

Product: General cargo

Weight: 1,800 kg

Dimensions: 134x224x318 cm

Type of rates offered: Standard, Express


Weight and dimension limitations change frequently and are based on the live capacity of the aircraft. 


This being the case, even if you're within the maximum limitations, there may not be any space available for some flights, which is why options aren't showing when making a search on WebCargo. 


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Which airlines can you book with in your country


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