Oversize Load Air Cargo Transportation
Oversize load air freight is a difficult task for cargo aviation and requires maximum safety of the aircraft. Air transportation of oversized cargo has many stages and begins from the moment the cargo is delivered to the airport.
The choice of aircraft depends on the size of the cargo and its weight. We choose air transport considering the overall dimensions of the loading and unloading hatch, as well as the cargo hold and the maximum carrying capacity of the aircraft.
We use air transport of various modifications. Medium-haul and long-haul aircraft capable of carrying cargo weighing up to 264,554 pounds (120 tons) and volume up to 37,080 cubic feet (1050 cubic meters). Frequently used aircraft are heavy long-range cargo aircraft Boeing 747-400F and Airbus A330-200F, transport aircraft IL-76TD and AN-124 Ruslan, and helicopters.
The choice of aircraft depends on the nature of the cargo and the flight range, we will advise you on the details of air transportation of the cargo and take over all organizational formalities. We help you choose an aircraft of the required modification for the transportation of oversize load and organize air cargo charter.
Air Freight Oversized Cargo Dimensions
As a general rule, heavy and oversized cargo is considered to have the following dimensions and exceeding them:
- Width 102 in or 8.5 ft (2.6 meters)
- Height 163 in or 13.6 ft (4.14 meters)
- Length 576 in or 48 ft (14,6 meters)
- Weight 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
Any cargo that deviates from these characteristics by at least one parameter upwards is considered oversized cargo.
Dimensions of the Cargo Compartments of Our Airplanes
Boeing 747-400F
- Maximum Payload: 249,100 lb (112,900 kg)
- Main Cargo Compartment: 21,512 cubic ft (609 cubic meters)
- Lower Forward Compartment: 2,035 cubic ft (57 cubic meters)
- Lower Aft Compartment: 1,978 cubic ft (56 cubic meters)
- Bulk Compartment: 520 cubic ft (14.7 cubic meters)
Cargo Door (RH) Forward and Aft
- Width: 110 in (2.8 meters)
- Height: 66 in (1.7 meters)
Main Deck Cargo Door (LH) Clear Opening
- Width: 134 in (3.4 meters)
- Height: 120 in (3 meters)
Nose Door
- Width: 140 in (3.5 meters)
- Height: 96 in (2.4 meters)
Airbus A330-200F
The A330-200F is a medium-sized, long-range cargo aircraft capable of carrying 65 tons of cargo up to 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) or 70 tons of cargo up to 3,200 nautical miles (5,950 km).
The aircraft uses a new universal upper deck loading system to accommodate both pallets and containers. Several variants of the upper deck cargo compartment layout are possible, designed for different markets and cargo flows.
- Maximum Payload: 154,323 lb (70,000 kg)
- Cargo area length: 1771 in (45 meters)
- Cargo area width: 207 in (5.3 meters)
- Cargo height: 96 in (2.4 meters)
- Cargo area volume: 16,774 cubic ft (475 cubic meters)
Maximum payload: 65 (70) tons – up to 23 side pallets on main deck – Lower deck – up to 26 LD3 containers, plus 19.7 cu. m. (695 cubic feet) of bulk cargo.
Cargo Door Size
- Main: 141×101 in (358×257 cm)
- Forward: 106×67 in (270×170 cm)
- Aft: 107×66 in(273×168 cm)
- Bulk: 37×37 in (95×95 cm)
AN-124 Ruslan
- Maximum Payload: 264,554 lb (120,000 kg)
- Cargo area length: 120 ft (36.5 meters)
- Cargo area width: 21 ft (6.4 meters)
- Cargo height: 14 ft (4.4 meters)
- Cargo area volume: 37,080 cubic ft (1,050 cubic meters)
Cargo Door Size
- Nose Cargo Door: 252×173 in (6.4×4.4 meters)
- Rear Cargo Door: 252×149 in (6.4 x 3.8 meters)
IL-76TD
- Maximum Payload: 110,231 lb (50,000 kg)
- Cargo area length: 66 ft (20 meters)
- Cargo area length with ramp: 80 ft (24.5 meters)
- Cargo area width: 11 ft (3.45 meters)
- Cargo height: 11 ft (3.4 meters)
- Cargo area volume: 6,356 cubic ft (180 cubic meters)
Size of Rear Cargo Door
- Width: 136 in (3.45 meters)
- Height: 134 in (3.45 meters)
Transportation Options Oversize Load
Transportation of bulky cargo with overall dimensions larger than the size of the loading and unloading hatch or cargo compartment of a passenger vessel, large and heavy cargo of complex configuration with dimensions close to the dimensions of the cargo compartment and with a mass close to the maximum carrying capacity of the aircraft.
For the Transportation of Oversized Cargo AirSPS Use a Fleet of Aircraft
Medium-haul transport aircraft – IL-76TD
Long-haul transport aircraft – Boeing 747-400F, Airbus A330-200F, AN-124 Ruslan
