The Coves

The Coves is a residential estate on the shore of Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province, South Africa, about 40 minutes from Johannesburg and Pretoria. It describes itself as one of a handful of aviation estates in the country, with a private airfield alongside homes, a waterfront and a clubhouse.

Aviation at The Coves

• 900 m tarred runway with two windsocks and maintained grass verges
• Aero Cove: a 15 stand residential area next to the runway, designed for homes with private hangars, so owners can taxi from the runway to their property
• Six additional hangars next to the airfield for residents who live elsewhere on the estate
• The Coves Aero Club, founded in 2010, which applies operational and safety rules; visitors may land by invitation from a resident host, in civil daylight hours only
• About 25 aircraft based on the estate, the estate says
• A radio controlled flying club registered with SAMAA, and an annual fly-in

Homes and estate facilities

The Coves sells freehold and sectional title homes through active estate agents listed on its website. The site describes a clubhouse with a restaurant and pub, 103 boathouses and a private slipway, walking and cycling paths, a catch and release bass dam and 24 hour security.

Company facts

• Estate office open Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00
• Estate office situated at the clubhouse
• GPS position published on the contact page