London Luton airport and the UK's largest air force base have halted flights amid extreme temperatures: 'The runway has melted'

The BrizeNorton Air Force base and London Luton Airport stopped flights on Monday due to the heat.

Sky News reported that the Royal Air Force shut down operations at BrizeNorton because the runway has melted.

The UK declared a national emergency on Friday due to the possibility of record-breaking temperatures on July 18 and 19. For the first time in the country's history, the national weather service has predicted a temperature over 104 degrees. In Cambridge, the UK's current record temperature is 101.6%.

The top priority of the Royal Air Force is flight safety, so aircraft are using alternative airfields. There is no impact on the operations of the Royal Air Force.

Insider did not get a response from the press office.

The hot weather has caused flight disruptions at London's Luton Airport.

The airport said that a surface defect was found on the runway. Repairs are currently underway and operations will be resumed as soon as possible.

There have been flights that have been delayed so far. Insider didn't get a response from London Luton Airport.

The Royal Air Force halted flights in and out of its Cranwell military base on Monday and Tuesday last week, a military source told Sky News.

The flight chaos has gotten worse because of the hot weather. On top of runway damages, high temperatures can decrease the weight capacity of planes, forcing them to unload luggage and passengers in order to take off.

The passenger said that Air Canada tried to get 25 people to switch their flights because the plane was too heavy to take off in the heat.