CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY
49 CFR §172.448 & §175.30(b)Orange "CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY" label required on any package that exceeds the passenger-aircraft quantity limit in column 9A of the §172.101 Hazardous Materials Table but is within the cargo-aircraft limit in column 9B. Such packages may only travel on cargo aircraft.
When to use
- Package weight exceeds the column 9A passenger-aircraft limit for that UN.
- Package weight is within the column 9B cargo-aircraft limit.
- Package is offered for air transport, not surface.
When not to use
- Package is within the passenger-aircraft quantity limit — no CAO label required.
- Column 9B says "Forbidden" — the material cannot fly at all, no label makes it eligible.
- Package is moving surface only.