Because the filming location of "Flight of the Phoenix" needs to be in an area where no one lives, the crew explored Morocco, Australia and other places before the filming of the film, but these locations they investigated were full of telephone poles, houses, and highways. , Which does not meet the shooting requirements. Later, the crew found that Namibia in southwest Africa met the sense of desolation required for the filming of the film, so the crew chose the filming location in the Namib desert.
In order to increase the loneliness of the film, director John hopes that there should be no plants in the desert, because John believes that no plants and no water represent no hope. In order not to damage the ecological environment of Namibia, the filming team decided not to cut down or move any plants. So they asked the art design department to "cover" the plants
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