London’s biggest airport has been shut down sparking chaos across the world following a huge fire.

The blaze left Americans stranded abroad but also had a massive knock-on effect meaning hundreds of flights across the US were canceled or delayed.

Heathrow was plunged into mayhem when flames erupted from a nearby electrical transformer containing 25,000 liters of cooling oil that was ignited.

At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow have been affected by the closure, with tens of thousands of passengers left stranded at airports overseas.

Dozens of planes from the US, the Caribbean and India were forced to be turned around in mid-air. Others were diverted to other airports in Britain and Europe.

Travelers have criticized Heathrow for their ‘confusing’ messages, with some alleging they weren’t informed of cancelations until they turned up at the airport.

More than 200,000 passengers had their flights shelved on Friday after the airport announced it would be closed until 11.59pm as a result of the inferno.

Dozens of planes from the US, the Caribbean and India were forced to be turned around in mid-air. Others were diverted to other airports in Britain and Europe

Here is all of the canceled or diverted US flights: 

Canceled or Diverted Flights from the United States
Flight Time   Flight Number Airport Status 
5:55am   BA212  Boston Diverted to Shannon 
5:55am    UA146  Newark  Diverted to Shannon 
5:55am    JetBlue B61620  Boston  Diverted to Goose Bay 
6:20am    AA20  Dallas  Diverted to Bangor, Maine 
6:25am    Virgin Atlantic VS4  JFK  Diverted to Glasgow 
6:25am    BA184  Newark  Diverted to Glasgow 
6:30am    BA112  JFK  Diverted to Manchester 
6:35am    BA66  Philadelphia  Diverted to Manchester 
6:40am    United918  Dulles  Sent back  
6:45am    BA174  JFK  Diverted to Keflavik, Iceland
6:45am    Virgin Atlantic 118  Miami  Diverted to Glasgow 
6:50am    BA294  Chicago ORD  Diverted to Montreal 
6:50am    BA206  Miami  Diverted to Madrid 
6:50am    Virgin Atlantic 92  Orlando  Diverted to Shannon 
6:50am    AA100  JFK  Sent back 
6:50am    Delat16  Detroit  Diverted to Amsterdam 
6:54am    BA216  Dulles  Sent back 
6:55am    BA194  Houston  Diverted to Glasgow 
6:55am    UA14  Newark  Sent back 
6:55am    VS46  JFK  Sent back 
7:00am    AA730  Charlotte  Sent back 
7:05am    Delta10  Minneapolis  Sent back 
7:05am    Delta58  Boston  Diverted to Amsterdam 
7:10am    BA176  JFK  Diverted to Manchester 
7:20am    AA50  Dallas  Diverted to Goose Bay 
7:25am    United901  San Fran  Diverted to Dulles 
7:30am    United880  Houston  Canceled 
7:55am    Delat1  JFK  Canceled 
7:55am    United290  Chicago   Sent back 
7:55am    Delta30  Atlanta  Diverted to Amsterdam 
8:10am    BA116  JFK  Sent back 
8:15am    AA80  Dallas  Sent back 
8:15am    BA1339  Jersey  Canceled 
8:15am   AA86  Chicago  Sent back 
8:16am    – – – –  Nashville  Sent back 
8:25am    UA904  Newark  Unknown 
8:35am    AA106  JFK  Sent back 
8:40am    BA172  JFK  Sent back 
8:40am    BA228  Baltimore  Sent back 
8:45am    VS138  JFK  Canceled 
8:45am    BA222  Nashville  Sent back 
9:10am    UA16  Newark  Unknown 
9:10am    VS56  Dulles  Sent back 
9:20am     AA728  Philadelphia  Canceled 
9:25am    BA188  Newark  Canceled 
9:30am    BA202  Boston  Canceled 
9:30am    BA114  JFK  Canceled 
9:30am    JetBlue B67  JFK  Unknown 
9:35am    BA218  Denver  Sent back 
9:40am    BA192  Dallas  Diverted to Dulles 
9:40am    UA27  Denver  Sent back 
9:40am    AA38  Miami  Sent back 
9:45am     VS8  Los Angeles  Sent back 
10:00am    AA90  Chicago  Unknown 
10:05am    BA292 Dulles  Unknown 
10:10am    BA190  Austin  Diverted to Dulles 
10:15am    BA282  Los Angeles  Sent back 
10:15am    UA940  Newark  Canceled 
10:30am    VS10  JFK  Canceled 
10:35am    BA224  New Orleans  Diverted to Glasgow 
10:35am    DL32  Atlanta  Unknown 
10:50am    UA5  Houston  Unknown 
10:55am    VS20  San Fran  Sent back 
11:00am    VS6  Miami  Canceled 
11:05am    UA924  Dulles  Canceled 
11:10am    DL3  JFK  Canceled 
11:10am    VS106  Seattle  Unknown 
11:15am    BA226  Atlanta  Canceled 
11:15am    UA938  Chicago  Canceled 
11:15am    BA182  JFK  Canceled 
11:30am    BA208  Miami  Canceled 
11:30am    BA296  Chicago  Canceled 
11:40am    DL36  Atlanta  Unknown 
11:40am    AA104  JFK  Canceled 
11:55am    BA1341  Jersey  Canceled 
12:00pm    AA134  Los Angeles  Sent back 
12:00pm    BA284  San Fran  Sent back 
12:00pm    UA930  San Fran  Unknown 
12:00pm    AA734  Charlotte  Canceled 
12:05pm    AA78  Dallas  Canceled 
12:15pm    BA48  Seattle  Canceled 
12:20pm    AA56  Miami  Canceled 
12:25pm    BA280  Los Angeles  Sent back 
12:35pm    BA272  San Diego  Unknown 
12:40pm    DL22   Orlando  Canceled 
12:45pm    BA196  Houston  Unknown 
1:20pm    BA288  Phoenix  Canceled 
1:30pm    UA923  Los Angeles  Canceled 
3:15pm    BA286  San Fran  Canceled 
3:25pm    BA268  Los Angeles  Canceled 
4:00pm    AA136  Los Angeles  Canceled 
4:40pm    VS24  Los Angeles  Canceled 
6:35pm    AA20  New York  Canceled 
6:55pm     BA238  Boston  Canceled 
7:20pm    AA50  JFK  Canceled 
8:00pm    BA178  JFK  Canceled 
8:10pm    VS26  JFK  Canceled 
8:35pm    UA934  Newark  Canceled 
8:45pm    B61107  JFK  Canceled 
10:10pm     AA142  JFK  Canceled 

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